Becker is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Becker
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

The family name Becker is a variant form of Bakker. Baker.

A variation of Bakke. Dweller at, or near, a hill.

Dweller at a brook; one who made bread.

How popular is Becker?

Becker is common in Germany, United States, Brazil, France, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Chile, Thailand, Denmark, Sweden, Paraguay, Hungary, Spain, Panama, New Zealand, Mexico, Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Venezuela, Suriname, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Romania, Italy, Guatemala, Indonesia, Finland, Portugal, Ireland, Namibia, Estonia.

Becker is ranked 1073 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Beckers plummeted by 0.29 per cent to 87859 since 2000 and slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 357. 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 94.89 96.4
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.38
Others 1.26 1.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.45
Black 0.52 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.31
Becker is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Luxembourg lie ahead in terms of density. Around 498692 people have been found who wears Becker as their family name. Becker is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Becker:
8 Germany280,423
287 United States125,901
Countries with ten thousands of Becker:
445 Brazil34,548
398 France13,369
Countries with thousands of Becker:
886 Canada6,024
1,258 South Africa5,337
1,068 Australia3,725
1,157 Argentina3,355
9 Luxembourg2,544
881 Netherlands2,286
461 Austria1,993
3,981 England1,883
908 Belgium1,665
814 Switzerland1,530
4,686 Poland1,238
1,115 Chile1,138
9,128 Thailand1,005
Countries with hundreds of Becker:
561 Denmark938
949 Sweden907
513 Paraguay904
1,742 Hungary645
6,397 Spain644
802 Panama482
1,687 New Zealand469
6,347 Mexico467
14,525 Egypt458
43,561 Russia310
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
2,596 Norway254
4,161 Venezuela241
352 Suriname224
1,114 Nicaragua212
2,646 Dominican Republic200
13,095 Romania170
42,786 Italy166
3,054 Guatemala145
71,212 Indonesia137
5,200 Finland133
3,983 Portugal132
3,030 Ireland126
3,472 Namibia122
1,932 Estonia104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,231 Singapore98
1,686 Honduras89
42,012 Iran89
18,516 Kazakhstan89
170 Aruba83
7,800 Ecuador81
24,575 Czechia66
817 New Caledonia62
4,716 Wales61
109,715 Philippines61
1,292 China58
6,623 Scotland56
15,316 Peru53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
8,034 Uruguay44
274,051 India43
5,171 Cuba41
119 Liechtenstein39
3,602 Jamaica38
17,024 United Arab Emirates38
38,700 Malaysia35
643 Guam33
13,630 Iraq31
11,445 Colombia28
21,299 Croatia26
3,083 Hong Kong25
39,513 Japan25
44,053 Belarus21
15,192 Latvia19
71,673 Greece18
1,289 Malta18
43,115 Slovakia18
63,542 Papua New Guinea16
47,700 Israel12
227,943 Ukraine12
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
8,683 Northern Ireland11
3,937 Costa Rica11
525 Greenland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
14,518 Ethiopia9
11,581 Ghana9
4,107 Senegal9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
14,756 Lebanon8
27,063 Liberia7
20,004 Mauritania7
32,975 Moldova7
20,155 Taiwan7
2,948 Vietnam7
55,922 Qatar6
1,433 South Korea6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Fabian Becker was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 12, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as merchant and took Yorktown from London. Immigrant U Becker, U Becker (15) Immigrant, Immigrant U Becker, U Becker (Born at sea) Infant, Arthur Becker (31) Immigrant, Immigrant Mary Becker, Immigrant Conrad Becker, Elizabeth Becker (21) Immigrant, and 7 other Becker around 66.67% of whom were servant migrated to US.

From Italy

Joseph Becker was 23 years old when he migrated to USA on May 25, 1880. He lived in Italy where he worked as brewer and took Pereire from Havre. Laborer Joseph Becker, are other Becker that migrated to US.

From Germany

Catherine Becker from Germany aboard the Prince Arthur from Havre on June 17, 1852. She is registered to be 56 years old when she arrived in USA. Catharine Becker (25), 25 years old Jacob Becker, 55 years old Jacob Becker, Jetta Becker, aged 22, Catherine Becker (22), 25 years old Eliza Becker, 35 years old P. Becker, Conrad Becker, aged 26, and 8827 other Becker around 44.57% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and bricklayer, laborer, cultivator, tanner, engineer, merchant, shoemaker, baker, smith, sailor, clerk, bookbinder, jeweler, doctor, miller, tailor, butcher, gentleman, seamstress, weaver, brewer, undefined code, painter, cabinet maker, confectioner, cigar maker, mason, watchmaker, joiner, miner, traveler, daughter, musician, machinist, shepherd, cartwright, blacksmith, cooper, wheelwright, surgeon, farmer and mechanic, teacher, peasant, glazier, carpenter, lender, gardener, mechanic, basket maker, milliner, student, saddler, seaman, turner, coachman, locksmith, tinman, housekeeper, master, spinster, manufacturer, printer, landlord, pot maker, goldsmith, waiter, dyer, domestic, organ builder, barber, engraver, house carpenter, dealer, nurse, bar keeper, hatter, photographer, stone cutter, matron, inn keeper, doctor of medicine, peddler, footman, boot &, shoe maker, cloth manufacturer, butler, tourist, cook, artist, apothecary, sister of mercy, dressmaker, upholsterer, rope maker, plumber, glass blower, architect, shipping worker, chemist, salon keeper, furrier, steward, privateer, actor, book-keeper, glass maker migrated to US from Havre, Rotterdam and Liverpool.

Becker Namesakes

  • Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer
  • Wilhelm Adolf Becker, German classical scholar
  • Britta Becker, former German field hockey midfield player
  • Oskar Becker, German philosopher, logician, mathematician
  • Heinrich Becker,
  • Christiane Luise Amalie Becker, German actress
  • Howard P. Becker, was for many years professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Carl L. Becker, American historian
  • Sherburn M. Becker, Wisconsin politician and the 41st Mayor of Milwaukee
  • Nikolaus Becker, German lawyer and writer
  • Konrad Becker, hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer
  • Theodor Becker, German civil engineer and entomologist primarily
  • Sandy Becker, television announcer, actor
  • Helmut Becker, German viticulturist
  • Carl Heinrich Becker, German orientalist and politician in Prussia
  • Dietrich Becker, German Baroque violinist and composer
  • Gavin de Becker, best-selling author and specialist
  • May Lamberton Becker, journalist and literary critic
  • Ralph Elihu Becker, Ralph Elihu Becker, Sr
  • Sandra Lynne Becker, was born in Covina, California
  • Dirk Becker, German politician and member of the SPD
  • Cynthia J. Becker, Georgia Superior Court Judge on the DeKalb Superior Court
  • Bernard Becker, was professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University's School of Medicine
  • Annika Becker, retired German pole vaulter
  • Marcus Becker, German slalom canoeist
  • William W. Becker, American hotelier
  • Hugo Becker, prominent German cellist, cello teacher
  • Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker, German ophthalmologist born near Ratzeburg
  • Neal Dow Becker, manufacturer, attorney
  • Suzy Becker, American author, illustrator, entrepreneur
  • Norma Becker, founder of the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee
  • Ben Becker, German film and theatre actor
  • Abigail Becker, Canadian woman credited with saving the lives of numerous sailors caught
  • Arthur P. Becker, American investor and real estate developer
  • Howard S. Becker, American sociologist
  • Charles A. Becker, American food scientist
  • Hans-Josef Becker, Catholic archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
  • Gary Becker, 1126/science
  • Boris Becker, German former world No. 1 professional tennis player
  • Ernest Becker, Jewish-American cultural anthropologist and writer
  • Elisabeth Becker, concentration camp guard in World War II.
  • Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer
  • Jason Becker, American musician, songwriter and composer
  • Philip Becker, was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York
  • Walt Becker, American film director, writer and actor best
  • Kuno Becker, Mexican actor
  • Edward Roy Becker, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • William D. Becker, 35th Mayor of St
  • Charles Becker, lieutenant
  • Albrecht Becker, German production designer, photographer
  • Ingrid Becker, former West German athlete
  • Jacques Becker, French screenwriter and film director
  • Vaneta Becker, American politician

Becker Namesakes

  • Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer
  • Wilhelm Adolf Becker, German classical scholar
  • Britta Becker, former German field hockey midfield player
  • Oskar Becker, German philosopher, logician, mathematician
  • Heinrich Becker,
  • Christiane Luise Amalie Becker, German actress
  • Howard P. Becker, was for many years professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Carl L. Becker, American historian
  • Sherburn M. Becker, Wisconsin politician and the 41st Mayor of Milwaukee
  • Nikolaus Becker, German lawyer and writer
  • Konrad Becker, hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer
  • Theodor Becker, German civil engineer and entomologist primarily
  • Sandy Becker, television announcer, actor
  • Helmut Becker, German viticulturist
  • Carl Heinrich Becker, German orientalist and politician in Prussia
  • Dietrich Becker, German Baroque violinist and composer
  • Gavin de Becker, best-selling author and specialist
  • May Lamberton Becker, journalist and literary critic
  • Ralph Elihu Becker, Ralph Elihu Becker, Sr
  • Sandra Lynne Becker, was born in Covina, California
  • Dirk Becker, German politician and member of the SPD
  • Cynthia J. Becker, Georgia Superior Court Judge on the DeKalb Superior Court
  • Bernard Becker, was professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University's School of Medicine
  • Annika Becker, retired German pole vaulter
  • Marcus Becker, German slalom canoeist
  • William W. Becker, American hotelier
  • Hugo Becker, prominent German cellist, cello teacher
  • Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker, German ophthalmologist born near Ratzeburg
  • Neal Dow Becker, manufacturer, attorney
  • Suzy Becker, American author, illustrator, entrepreneur
  • Norma Becker, founder of the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee
  • Ben Becker, German film and theatre actor
  • Abigail Becker, Canadian woman credited with saving the lives of numerous sailors caught
  • Arthur P. Becker, American investor and real estate developer
  • Howard S. Becker, American sociologist
  • Charles A. Becker, American food scientist
  • Hans-Josef Becker, Catholic archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
  • Gary Becker, 1126/science
  • Boris Becker, German former world No. 1 professional tennis player
  • Ernest Becker, Jewish-American cultural anthropologist and writer
  • Elisabeth Becker, concentration camp guard in World War II.
  • Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer
  • Jason Becker, American musician, songwriter and composer
  • Philip Becker, was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York
  • Walt Becker, American film director, writer and actor best
  • Kuno Becker, Mexican actor
  • Edward Roy Becker, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • William D. Becker, 35th Mayor of St
  • Charles Becker, lieutenant
  • Albrecht Becker, German production designer, photographer
  • Ingrid Becker, former West German athlete
  • Jacques Becker, French screenwriter and film director
  • Vaneta Becker, American politician

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