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
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Piet de Bekker (1921–2013), Dutch politician
Wilhelmus de Bekker [de] (born 1939), Dutch bishop of Paramaribo
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Dennis Bekkers (born 1980), Dutch taekwondo practitioner
Wilhelmus Bekkers (1890–1957), Dutch tug of war competitor
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Hendrik Petrus Jordaan Bekker (11 February 1925 — 6 August 1999) was a South African rugby union international. Born in Dordrecht, Bekker was the eldest of...
Balthasar Bekker (20 March 1634 – 11 June 1698) was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a...
Andries Bekker (born 5 December 1983 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as Kobelco...
Alex Bekker is a physician, author and academic. He is a professor and chair at the Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He...
Edward Bekker (born September 2, 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder and team captain for Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Bekker was...
August Immanuel Bekker (21 May 1785 – 7 June 1871) was a German philologist and critic. Born in Berlin, Bekker completed his classical education at the...
Phebe Bekker (born 27 July 2005) is an English ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With her current skating partner, James Hernandez, she is a two-time...
Hetta Amor “Amore” Bekker (born 11 February 1965) is a South African radio personality, author, MC and columnist. She was the host of Tjailatyd, an Afrikaans...
Schutte Bekker (born 19 October 1971) is a South African former rugby union player. Bekker represented Lowveld at the 1989 and 1990 Craven Week tournaments...
Oliver Bekker (born 11 December 1984) is a South African professional golfer. Bekker plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times. He won the...
Max Paul Eugen Bekker (11 September 1882 – 7 March 1937) was a German music critic and author. Described as having "brilliant style and […] extensive theoretical...
Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg)...
CB Milton, aka Clarence Bekker (born Clarence Becker Milton, 11 April 1968, in Suriname), is a Dutch electronic music vocalist, who became known in the...
Hennie Bekker (born 1934) is a Zambian-born composer, arranger, producer and keyboardist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His work includes jazz fusion...
(born 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dr. Ava Bekker in the NBC medical drama series Chicago Med and as Jo Mitchel in the 2019...
Dennis Bekkers (born 29 November 1980 in Den Bosch) is a taekwondo practitioner from the Netherlands. Bekkers competes in men's -68 kilograms class also...
The Bekker Nunataks (64°42′S 60°50′W / 64.700°S 60.833°W / -64.700; -60.833) are a group of three nunataks lying below Ruth Ridge on the north side...
Hanna Bekker vom Rath (née vom Rath; 7 September 1893 – 8 August 1983) was a German painter, collector, patron and gallerist. Hanna vom Rath, born in Frankfurt...
Kees Bekker (26 January 1883 – 28 December 1964) was a Dutch international footballer who earned six caps for the national side between 1906 and 1908....
Abe Bekker (born 10 June 1935) is a Zambian former boxer who competed in the flyweight class at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver...
Charis Bekker (born 14 March 2004) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Western Australia...
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