The Bakke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,517 people carried this name — #9,257 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,583 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bakke surname

As a Dutch surname, from bak (“bucket, bin”); also from bakkes (“face”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bakke» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

6,814 people named Bakke are counted in Norway and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 6,653
Sweden (2022) 161

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Bakke in American newspapers,
1911–1912.

Newspaper page from Reporter And Farmer carrying the name Bakke
Reporter And Farmer 1912-04-04
Newspaper page from The Madison Daily Leader carrying the name Bakke
The Madison Daily Leader 1911-11-03
Newspaper page from Reporter And Farmer carrying the name Bakke
Reporter And Farmer 1912-03-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,663 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bakke in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

136 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bakke. The most, 36, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 88
South Australia 25
New South Wales 6
ACT (Canberra) 5
Victoria 5
Western Australia 5
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bakke.

Who carried it

People named Bakke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ole Mathiasson Bakke
    Ole Mathiasson Bakke 1816–1895 · mayor
  • David Bakke
    David Bakke 1857–1935 · politician
  • Arnold Bakke
    Arnold Bakke 1872–1956 · chemist
  • Arne Bakke
    Arne Bakke 1880–1958 · businessperson
  • Jørgen Bakke
    Jørgen Bakke 1894–1962 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Ole Mathiasson Bakke: Ukjent fotograf., CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); David Bakke: Stortingsarkivet., CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); Jørgen Bakke: NTB (Norwegian News Agency), CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 140 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bakke,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States367 records

367 records of the Bakke name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 150
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 84
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Tony Lee Bakke

    Born 1947; from St Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died in an accident 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leon A. Bakke

    Born 1909 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1945 at San Francisco, California; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harald Bakke

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Patricia from Boulogne, aged 26; joiner. From Copenhagen, Scandinavia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 367 records for Bakke in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway2,321 records

2,321 records of the Bakke name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Hans Bakke

    Census of 1910: Grinvik Vestre (gaard), Lødingen; farmer and fisherman, born 1858 in Davik.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karla Bakke

    Census of 1910: Torvet, Sarpsborg; housemaid, born 1888 in Fr.hald.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Bakke

    Census of 1910: Midstuen, Aker; "bruksarbeiderkone", born 1878 in Vinger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 2,321 records for Bakke in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Netherlands30 records

30 records of the Bakke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 15
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 13
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margje Bakke

    Married in 1763 in Kralingen; born in Capelle op den Ijssel.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johannes Bakke

    Buried in 1780 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Lijsje Bakke

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1835 in Weesp.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Bakke in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Bakke name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ole Johan Thomassen Bakke

    Died 1930; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ola Bakke

    Died 1957 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record August Bakke

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Bakke in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Bakke name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Ludwig Bakke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Allardus, aged 35.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Oscar Jarl Marcus Bakke

    Of Balgowlah, New South Wales; died 1934.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rolf Bakke

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1920 aboard the Ormonde, aged 15.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bakke in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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