Beckers

Beckers is an occupational surname, especially common in both Dutch and Belgian Limburg and the neighboring part of Germany. It is equivalent to the English Baker, Dutch Bakker and Backer, and German Becker.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 38.8% of all known bearers of the surname Beckers were residents of Germany (frequency 1:8,918), 29.7% of Belgium (1:1,669), 22.0% of the Netherlands (1:3,308), 3.9% of the United States (1:401,837) and 1.1% of France (1:252,880).

In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,669) only in one region:

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,308) only in one province:

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:8,918) only in one state:[1]

People

See also

  • Becker, a common German surname
  • Paige Bueckers (born 2001), American basketball player whose surname is pronounced "Beckers"

References

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