Necker is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Necker
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name refers to the German river Necker (or Neckar) and the various localities where the name comes into composition. It is also the name of a town in Switzerland. Bahlow indicates the name Heincze vom Necker in Frankfurt in 1387.

How popular is Necker?

Necker is ranked 165166 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Neckers plummeted by 1.273885 per cent to 310 since 2000 and slipped by 4117 spots and ranked at 64200. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.13 94.59
Hispanic or Latino 3.23 2.87
Necker is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 2219 people have been found who wears Necker as their family name. Necker is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
16,605 Austria3
24,176 Qatar1
10,958 Bangladesh1
37,779 Serbia1
34,581 Chile1
153,416 Italy1
12,745 Luxembourg1
56,169 Mexico1
29,774 Venezuela1
81,201 Switzerland1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
85,726 Canada32
3,343 Senegal23
80,121 Australia20
Countries with hundreds of Necker:
11,469 Germany874
60,022 United States425
16,034 South Africa384
42,856 Brazil254
66,174 France147
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Necker is an Alsatian family name, represents a playful nickname, derived from necken, tease, tease.

Necker Namesakes

  • Albertine Necker de Saussure, Writer
  • Maksymilian Burk Necker, Author
  • Jacques Necker, Statesman
  • Albertine Necker de Saussure, Writer
  • Jacques Necker, Statesman
  • Josef Neckermann, Olympic athlete
  • Jacques Necker, Statesman
  • James Winfred Neckers, Author
  • Jacques Necker, Statesman
  • Karl Neckermann, Olympic athlete

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