Beck is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Beck
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The is a variant form of Beech. From residence near a tree of this species. Atte-Beche. Also a place in county of Stafford. See, however, Beke.

Teutonic becc. A rivulet or small stream, in various dialects of England. Bec in Normandy gave name to a baronial race, and a Flemish family of Bec, wholly unconnected with them, held Eresby and other manors at the time of the Domesday.

The surname is variation of Beech. Dweller at, or near, a beech tree.

Dweller at, or near, the brook or stream; brook.

A form of the Beach. Dweller at, or near, a beach tree or brook.

Brook.

How popular is Beck?

Beck is common in United States, Germany, England, Afghanistan, France, India, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, South Africa, Hungary, Israel, Iran, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Norway, Argentina, Poland, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Czechia, Wales, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Spain, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Portugal, Mexico, Singapore, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, Slovakia, Chile, Jamaica, Mauritania, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Italy.

Beck is ranked 1718 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Beck bearers increased by 0.67 per cent in 2010 US census to 93786 since 2000, the surname slipped by 33 spots and ranked at 328. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.27 91.73
Black 4.53 4.47
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.39
Others 1.66 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.63 0.6
Beck is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Liechtenstein is ahead in terms of density. Around 320113 people have been found who wears Beck as their family name. Beck is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Beck:
281 United States131,720
Countries with ten thousands of Beck:
58 Germany94,995
650 England11,794
Countries with thousands of Beck:
345 Afghanistan9,929
662 France8,749
6,247 India8,100
709 Canada7,502
613 Australia6,382
1,433 Brazil6,257
149 Switzerland4,839
104 Denmark3,542
224 Austria3,408
3,437 South Africa2,012
636 Hungary1,790
752 Israel1,681
5,651 Iran1,511
2,118 Netherlands1,191
645 New Zealand1,115
858 Scotland1,045
1,652 Belgium1,018
Countries with hundreds of Beck:
3 Liechtenstein995
633 Norway823
4,402 Argentina817
7,363 Poland814
583 Northern Ireland640
17,876 Thailand591
2,948 Czechia547
637 Wales543
2,180 Sweden367
12,374 Saudi Arabia358
225 Luxembourg286
12,411 Spain268
23,402 Egypt244
25,171 Morocco239
4,104 Iraq215
2,835 Portugal208
11,502 Mexico159
1,328 Singapore150
2,778 Ireland145
391 Iceland144
5,586 Jordan144
7,163 Slovakia138
4,862 Chile127
1,927 Jamaica123
2,863 Mauritania114
1,155 Suriname109
4,209 Dominican Republic108
20,774 Cameroon103
55,891 Italy101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,393 Croatia100
23,181 Japan95
96,891 Indonesia93
108,163 Russia89
981 Solomon Islands88
95,055 Philippines83
5,294 Lebanon72
5,802 Palestine70
4,516 Syria64
32,215 Romania52
28,229 Malaysia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,487 China50
321 South Korea49
2,122 Guyana48
425 Isle of Man39
10,676 Kuwait39
13,416 Finland38
488 Jersey36
723 Malta36
18,607 Uzbekistan33
49,581 Greece31
9,043 Qatar28
7,123 Mongolia26
265 Greenland25
908 Guam25
17,203 Venezuela25
48,237 Kazakhstan24
22,095 Peru22
23,075 United Arab Emirates22
3,514 New Caledonia21
5,006 Cambodia19
12,771 Estonia19
3,057 Nicaragua19
11,001 Bosnia and Herzegovina18
3,086 French Polynesia18
57,838 Papua New Guinea18
5,757 Paraguay18
3,260 Hong Kong17
6,078 Cyprus14
388 Faroe Islands14
3,592 Costa Rica13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
21,526 Serbia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
18,838 Colombia9
11,581 Ghana9
19,532 Malawi9
48,952 Kyrgyzstan8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
23,885 Uruguay8
51,431 Kenya7
668 Monaco7
194 Saint Pierre and Miquelon7
2,948 Vietnam7
1,961 American Samoa6
89,472 Belarus6
355,097 Nigeria6
3,707 Puerto Rico6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Beck worked as clerk and hailed from England. During the great famine, 45 years old embarked for USA from London on Arrick and arrived on March 1, 1849. John Beck, aged 25, Workman Joshua Beck, 22 years old Jane Beck, 27 years old George Beck, Thomas Beck, aged 20, Willm. Beck (60) Carpenter, 30 years old John-F. Beck, Matthew Beck, aged 24, and 34 other Beck around 31.25% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool, Dublin and London & Plymouth.

From Italy

Carolina Beck was 37 years old when she migrated to USA on July 21, 1881. She lived in Italy where she worked as farmer and took France from Havre. Vito Beck, aged 39, are other Beck that migrated to US.

From Germany

17 years old shoemaker G.Dieterich Beck who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 17, 1852 by Prince Arthur put out from Havre. 27 years old Joh.And. Beck, Farmer Friedrich Beck, Georg Beck (57) Farmer, 52 years old Magdalene Beck, Farmer Caroline Beck, 23 years old Christine Beck, 45 years old Elisabeth Beck, Jacob Beck, aged 21, and 3797 other Beck around 44.59% of whom were farmer while others worked as cultivator and joiner, miller, weaver, laborer, baker, cooper, saddler, merchant, tailor, mason, boot &, shoe maker, servant, butcher, daughter, brewer, carpenter, glazier, bookbinder, soap boiler, mechanic, dressmaker, smith, peasant, blacksmith, bricklayer, lender, barber, turner, clerk, tanner, doctor, seamstress, printer, clergyman, gardener, cartwright, stone cutter, locksmith, dyer, teacher, painter, tourist, cook, miner, landlord, engineer, goldsmith, dealer, spinster, seaman, musician, undefined code, matron, cigar maker, confectioner, gentleman, pastor, coachman, cheese maker, milliner, steward, domestic, doctor of medicine, waiter, priest, student migrated to US from Rotterdam, Hamburg and Havre.

Beck Namesakes

  • Simone Beck, French cookbook author and cooking teacher who
  • Lewis White Beck, American philosopher and scholar of German philosophy
  • Rollo Beck, American ornithologist, bird collector for museums
  • Jill Beck, American dancer, scholar
  • Christian Daniel Beck, German philologist, historian
  • Guy Beck, scholar, author, musician, educator
  • David Beck, Dutch Golden Age portrait painter
  • K. K. Beck, American novelist
  • Timothy Beck, Dutch sprinter
  • József Beck, (Budapest, Hungary, February 14
  • Cave Beck, English schoolmaster and clergyman
  • George T. Beck, politician and business entrepreneur
  • Martina Beck, retired German biathlete
  • Kjersti Beck, Norwegian handball goalkeeper playing for BM Mar Valencia and the Norwegian National Team
  • Guido Beck, physicist
  • Theodric Romeyn Beck, American physician in Albany
  • Gary Beck, two-time World champion drag racing driver
  • Franz Ignaz Beck, German violinist, composer
  • Claude Beck, pioneer American cardiac surgeon
  • Conrad Beck, Swiss composer
  • Erasmus W. Beck, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • Rufus Beck, German theater, film, and voice actor
  • Roxanne Beck, American screenwriter, children's book author
  • Larry Beck, American professional golfer from Kinston
  • Lukas Beck, Austrian photographer
  • Kent Beck, American software engineer and the creator of extreme programming
  • Aaron T. Beck, American psychiatrist
  • Jakob Sigismund Beck, German philosopher
  • Kimberly Beck, former American actress and model
  • C. C. Beck, American cartoonist and comic book artist
  • Jeff Beck, English rock guitarist
  • Julian Beck, American actor, director, poet, and painter
  • Ludwig Beck, German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime
  • Ulrich Beck, well known German sociologist
  • Adam Beck, Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate
  • James M. Beck, American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia
  • Glenn Beck, American conservative political commentator
  • Harry Beck, English technical draughtsman best
  • Christophe Beck, Canadian television and film score composer
  • Jackson Beck, American actor best known as the announcer on radio's 'The Adventures of Superman' and the voice of Bluto
  • Arthello Beck, Arthello Beck Jr
  • Józef Beck, Polish statesman
  • Michael Beck, American actor, known for his role as Swan
  • James Beck, English actor
  • Martha Beck, best-selling author, life coach
  • Cecil Beck, British Liberal Party politician
  • Roy Beck, former journalist and anti-immigration activist
  • Rod Beck, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Howie Beck, Canadian musician mixer and producer based
  • Kurt Beck, German politician
  • Kendall Beck, artistic gymnast from the United States
  • Jeremy Beck, American composer
  • Robert J. Beck, educator and scholar of international law and international relations

Beck Namesakes

  • Simone Beck, French cookbook author and cooking teacher who
  • Lewis White Beck, American philosopher and scholar of German philosophy
  • Rollo Beck, American ornithologist, bird collector for museums
  • Jill Beck, American dancer, scholar
  • Christian Daniel Beck, German philologist, historian
  • Guy Beck, scholar, author, musician, educator
  • David Beck, Dutch Golden Age portrait painter
  • K. K. Beck, American novelist
  • Timothy Beck, Dutch sprinter
  • József Beck, (Budapest, Hungary, February 14
  • Cave Beck, English schoolmaster and clergyman
  • George T. Beck, politician and business entrepreneur
  • Martina Beck, retired German biathlete
  • Kjersti Beck, Norwegian handball goalkeeper playing for BM Mar Valencia and the Norwegian National Team
  • Guido Beck, physicist
  • Theodric Romeyn Beck, American physician in Albany
  • Gary Beck, two-time World champion drag racing driver
  • Franz Ignaz Beck, German violinist, composer
  • Claude Beck, pioneer American cardiac surgeon
  • Conrad Beck, Swiss composer
  • Erasmus W. Beck, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • Rufus Beck, German theater, film, and voice actor
  • Roxanne Beck, American screenwriter, children's book author
  • Larry Beck, American professional golfer from Kinston
  • Lukas Beck, Austrian photographer
  • Kent Beck, American software engineer and the creator of extreme programming
  • Aaron T. Beck, American psychiatrist
  • Jakob Sigismund Beck, German philosopher
  • Kimberly Beck, former American actress and model
  • C. C. Beck, American cartoonist and comic book artist
  • Jeff Beck, English rock guitarist
  • Julian Beck, American actor, director, poet, and painter
  • Ludwig Beck, German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime
  • Ulrich Beck, well known German sociologist
  • Adam Beck, Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate
  • James M. Beck, American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia
  • Glenn Beck, American conservative political commentator
  • Harry Beck, English technical draughtsman best
  • Christophe Beck, Canadian television and film score composer
  • Jackson Beck, American actor best known as the announcer on radio's 'The Adventures of Superman' and the voice of Bluto
  • Arthello Beck, Arthello Beck Jr
  • Józef Beck, Polish statesman
  • Michael Beck, American actor, known for his role as Swan
  • James Beck, English actor
  • Martha Beck, best-selling author, life coach
  • Cecil Beck, British Liberal Party politician
  • Roy Beck, former journalist and anti-immigration activist
  • Rod Beck, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Howie Beck, Canadian musician mixer and producer based
  • Kurt Beck, German politician
  • Kendall Beck, artistic gymnast from the United States
  • Jeremy Beck, American composer
  • Robert J. Beck, educator and scholar of international law and international relations

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