Becker
family name (Becker)
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Summary
Becker is a family name[1]. Becker ranks in the top 0.75% of family name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #85 of 11,396).[2]
Key Facts
- Writing system: Latin script[3]
- Part of: Becker-Neumann[4]
- Commons category: Becker (surname)[5]
- Language of work or name: Germanic languages[6], German[7], Dutch[8], French[9]
- Said to be the same as: Beck[10], Baker[11], Bäcker[12], Beckh[13], Beckmann[14], Boulanger[15], Pistorius[16], Bakker[17], Beckers[18], Pfister[19], Baecker[20]
- Described by source: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen A-J[21], Unsere Familiennamen[22], Q87031740[23], Deutsches Namenlexikon[24], Atlas der Familiennamen von Bayern[25]
- Has characteristic: occupational surname[26]
- Native label: Becker[27]
- Different from: Becker[28]
- Transliteration or transcription: Беккер[29]
- Soundex: B260[30]
- Cologne phonetics: 147[31]
- Caverphone: PK1111[32], PKA1111111[33]
- Surname for other gender: Beckerová[34]
- Attested in: Internet Dictionary of Polish Surnames[35]
Why It Matters
Becker is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]