Becker
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Becker ( ) is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin.
Becker ( ) is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin. ==Geographical distribution== As of 2014, 55.3% of all known bearers of the surname Becker were residents of Germany (frequency 1:287), 24.7% of the United States (1:2,891), 8.0% of Brazil (1:5,052), 2.7% of France (1:4,987), 2.0% of South Africa (1:5,431) and 1.2% of Canada (1:6,120). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:287) in the following states: Saarland (1:84) Rhineland-Palatinate (1:123) Hesse (1:159) North Rhine-Westphalia (1:226) Saxony-Anhalt (1:248) ==People== ===Surname=== ===A=== , daughter of Jean-Jacques Becker ===B=== ===C=== ===D=== David Rambo Becker known as ===E=== ===F=== ===G=== (1846–1909), French painter (born 19801), Argentine tango musician ===H=== ===I=== ===J=== ===K=== ===L=== ===M=== , son of B. Jay Becker Muriel Gustavo Becker known as ===N=== ===O=== ===P=== ===Q=== ===R=== , son of Ralph Elihu Becker ===S=== Samuel William Becker, American dermatologist who documented Becker's nevus , brother of Scott Becker ===T=== ===U=== ===V=== ===W=== ===Y=== ===Middle name=== Herman Becker Fast (1887–1938), American businessman, farmer, and politician ==See also== Beckers, surname Beck (surname) Becke, surname Beckner, surname Becher, surname Bekker Beker Becquer (disambiguation) Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), Spanish poet ==References== fr:Becker
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