Becker

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Becker A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Becker (1769–1833). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛkə(ɹ) === Proper noun === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== (German surname): Baecker, Beck, Becke, Beckert ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== 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. === See also === === Anagrams === rebeck == German == === Etymology === From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === 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