Beckers is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

, especially common in both Dutch and Belgian

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

and the neighboring part of Germany. It is equivalent to the English

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ...

, Dutch Bakker and

Backer Backer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847–1907), Norwegian pianist and composer * Augustin de Backer (1809–1873), Roman Catholic bibliographer * Brad Backer (born 1956), Australian rugby le ...

, and German Becker.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 38.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Beckers'' were residents of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

(frequency 1:8,918), 29.7% of

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

(1:1,669), 22.0% of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(1:3,308), 3.9% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

(1:401,837) and 1.1% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

(1:252,880). In

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

Flemish Region The Flemish Region ( nl, Vlaams Gewest, ),; german: Flämische Region usually simply referred to as Flanders ( nl, link=no, Vlaanderen ) ; german: link=no, Flandern is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and ...

(1:1,492) In the

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

(1:379) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:8,918) only in one state:Beckers surname distribution
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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

(1:2,328)

People

Betty Beckers Betty Beckers (3 May 1925, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called ''Villene ...

(1925–1982), French actress * Hubert Beckers (1806–1889), German philosopher *

Jacques Beckers Jacques Maurice Beckers (14 February 1934 – 26 February 2021) was a Dutch-born American astronomer. He was director of the National Solar Observatory between 1993 and 1998. Beckers worked mainly in the field of astrophysics and astronomical optom ...

(b. 1934), Dutch-born American astrophysicist * Jürgen Beckers (b. 1964), German cabaret performer and comedian * Marc Beckers (b. 1973), German footballer *

Paul Beckers Paul Beckers (1 November 1878 – 27 April 1965) was a German comedian ("Fliegentüten-Heinrich") and actor. He appeared in more than 35 films between 1917 and 1936. Selected filmography * ''Der Fliegentüten-Heinrich'' (1917) * ''Fliegent� ...

(1878–1965), German actor * :fr:Pierre Beckers (1885–1968), Belgian politician *

Pierre-Olivier Beckers Pierre-Olivier, Baron Beckers-Vieujant (Uccle, 3 May 1960) is a Belgian businessman and former CEO of Delhaize. Biography Born Pierre-Olivier Beckers, he is the youngest of the six children of Guy Beckers, a former president and CEO of Delhaize ...

(b. 1960), Belgian businessman *

Ria Beckers A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Definitions Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they ca ...

(1938–2006), Dutch Green politician

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{{surname Dutch-language surnames German-language surnames Occupational surnames de:Beckers

Geographical distribution

People

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