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Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkɐ,-kər]) is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the [baːk]~[bɛk] root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family).
The Germanic name can mean "brook, stream" (related to Old Norse bekkr) or be a variant of Becker, which is an occupational surname meaning "baker". Notable people
Although Müller is the most common name in German-speaking countries, in some areas other surnames are more frequent than Müller. The common names Schmidt and Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas.
Rank Surname Note (equivalent or else meaning) * Hoxha: a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi, with its variant Hoxhaj: Prifti: a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox
Baker is a common surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and Scotland where Gaelic was anglicized. From England the surname has spread to neighbouring countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and also to the English speaking areas of the Americas and Oceania where it is also common.
Bekker was first ever mentioned in the Torah in the form of the clan of the Bekkerrites.The addition of '-rite' to a surname indicates plural or a group of people. The original ancestor to South African Bekker's left Prussia in 1644 from Königsberg.
The Hilton Head Island Town Council will look much different the next time it meets, as votes are counted to determine representatives to Wards 2, 4 and 5 alongside a new mayor Tuesday evening.
Pistorius or Pistor (from Latin pistor meaning miller or baker) are Latinized surnames, corresponding to the Dutch Bakker or the German Becker and German Müller. Notable people with the surname include:
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