The Becker surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 87,859 people carried this name — #357 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,360 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (88,114).
What the name means
The meaning of the Becker surname
A common surname originating as an occupation.
From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Becker» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,281 people named Becker.
519 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 92 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,502 people named Becker live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,854 people named Becker live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,199 people named Becker live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
1,085 people named Becker have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,582 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,527 people named Becker are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Becker,
with a public archive behind them.
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Cornelius Becker 1561–1604 · priest -
Rudolph Zacharias Becker 1752–1822 · writer -
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker 1753–1813 · writer -
Philipp Jakob Becker 1759–1829 · artist -
Karl Becker 1775–1849 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 101 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Becker.
- Bechler 563 · U.S. census
- Becht 1,248 · U.S. census
- Bechtel 6,813 · U.S. census
- Bechtold 3,700 · U.S. census
- Beck 93,786 · U.S. census
- Beckendorf 327 · U.S. census
- Beckerich 165 · U.S. census
- Beckers 514 · U.S. census
- Beckert 1,288 · U.S. census
- Beckmann 3,608 · U.S. census
- Beckrich 133 · U.S. census
- Bedar 119 · U.S. census
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