Bekker

Bekker was first ever mentioned in the Torah in the form of the clan of the Bekkerrites. The addition of '-rite' to a surname indicates plural or a group of people. The original ancestor to South African Bekker's left Prussia in 1644 from Königsberg. A Bekker husband and wife were sent to their deaths from Trompsø, Norway to the concentration camps, WWII. Bekker is also Dutch and Low German occupational surname, ''bekker'' is a regional form of Dutch ''bakker'' ("baker"). Notable people with the surname include:

*Amore Bekker (born 1965), South African radio personality *Andries Bekker (born 1983), South African rugby player *Andriëtte Bekker (born 1958), South African statistician *August Immanuel Bekker (1785–1871), German philologist and critic *Balthasar Bekker (1634–1698), Dutch divine and author of philosophical and theological works *Byron Bekker (born 1987), South African speedway rider *Clarence Bekker (born 1968), Dutch Eurodance singer known as CB Milton *Daniel Bekker (1932–2009), South African Springbox Heavyweight, Common Wealth Champion and Silver Olympic medalist. *Elizabeth Bekker (1738–1804), Dutch writer known by her married name Betje Wolff *Ernst Immanuel Bekker (1827–1918), German jurist and professor *Hendrik Bekker (1661–1722), Dutch Governor of Ceylon *Hennie Bekker (born 1934), Zambian-born musician and composer based in Canada *Jaap Bekker Springbok Rugby Prop *Jaco Bekker (born 1983), South African rugby player *Jan Bekker Teerlink (1759–1832), Dutch plant/seed collector and winemaker, nephew of Betje Wolff *Kees Bekker (1883–1964), Dutch footballer *Kyle Bekker (born 1990), Canadian soccer player *Marthinus Bekker (born 1980), Inventor and medical engineer *Martiens Bekker (born 1933) Springbok rugby player *Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker (b. 1967), Lithuanian violinist *Matthew F. Bekker, American environmental geographer and dendrochronologist *Mieczysław G. Bekker (1905–1989), Polish engineer and scientist *Myfanwy Bekker, South African artist and art teacher *Oliver Bekker (born 1984), South African golf player *Paul Bekker (1882–1937), German music critic ;De Bekker *Piet de Bekker (1921–2013), Dutch politician * (born 1939), Dutch bishop of Paramaribo ;Bekkers *Dennis Bekkers (born 1980), Dutch taekwondo practitioner *Wilhelmus Bekkers (1890–1957), Dutch tug of war competitor Provided by Wikipedia