Becker

See also: becker

Translingual

Proper noun

Becker

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Becker (1769–1833).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛkɚ/

Proper noun

Becker (countable and uncountable, plural Beckers)

1. (countable) A surname.
   1. An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).
   2. An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.
   3. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).
2. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.
   2. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
   3. An unincorporated community in Texas.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Alternative forms

• (German surname): Baecker, Beck, Becke, Beckert

Derived terms

• Becker County
• Becker muscular dystrophy

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Backer is the 357^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 87,859 individuals. Becker is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

See also

• Beck
• Beckman

 

Anagrams

• rebeck

German

Distribution of the surname Becker in Germany

Etymology

From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Becker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Beckers or (with an article) Becker, feminine genitive Becker, plural Beckers or Becker)

1. a common surname originating as an occupation