Becker

Proper noun

1. A surname.

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

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

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

2. A locale in the United States.

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

   2. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.

   3. An unincorporated community in Texas.

3. A male given name transferred from the surname.