Definition of "Becker"

(countable) A surname.

1. An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).  examples

2. An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.  examples

3. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Texas.  examples

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples