Beckenbauer (surname)

Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ]) is a German surname. The surname comes from Middle High German becke (baker) and būre/būr (farmer, villager), referring to a farmer who also worked as a baker. There are 144 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in Bavaria. Beckerbauer and Bäckerbauer are related surnames.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  1. ^ Heuser, Rita (18 December 2023). "Beckenbauer". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 11 January 2024.