Bakken

See also: bakken

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bakken.

Proper noun

Bakken (plural Bakkens)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bakken is the 7870^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4205 individuals. Bakken is most common among White (95.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bakken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.

Norwegian

Etymology

Topographic surname, from bakke (“hill, slope”).

Proper noun

Bakken

1. a surname