Becker
See also: becker
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Becker
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Becker (1769-1833).
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Becker (countable and uncountable, plural Beckers)
- (countable) A surname.
- An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).
- An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.
- A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.
- An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
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- According to the 2010 United States Census, Backer is the 357th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 87,859 individuals. Becker is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.
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From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”).
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Becker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Beckers or (with an article) Becker, feminine genitive Becker, plural Beckers or Becker)
- a common surname originating as an occupation