Beckers Surname History

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Early Origins of the Beckers family

The surname Beckers was first found in Prussia, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Beckers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beckers research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1623, 1635, 1647, 1679, 1682, 1733, 1803 and 1804 are included under the topic Early Beckers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beckers Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Beckers include Becker, Becquer, Becher, Beccher, Beckker, Bekker and many more.

Early Notables of the Beckers family

Notable figures of the time with the name Beckers were Dietrich Becker (ca. 1623-1679), a German Baroque violinist and composer; and Johann Joachim Becher (1635-1682), a German physician, alchemist, precursor of chemistry, scholar and adventurer. Alfred Julius Becher, born of German parents at Manchester, 1803; educated at Heidelberg, Göttingen, and Berlin. His life was one of perpetual movement and adventure. Before he was 40 he had lived in Elberfeld, Cologne, Düsseldorf, the Hague, and...
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Beckers Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Beckers is the 286^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,105 people with that name. 1

Beckers migration to the United States +

Prussia played an extremely influential role in shaping modern German history. It remained a part of Germany until after the Second World War. Prussia was divided among the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and West Germany. Many Prussians became residents of these new countries after the War, and many migrated to other parts of Germany or Europe, as well as to North America. In the United States, the majority of settlers landed in Philadelphia, and moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. Many German settlers also migrated to Canada, particularly to Ontario and the Prairies. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beckers were

Beckers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cath Beckers, who arrived in North America in 1832 2
Casper Frederick Beckers, who arrived in Mississippi in 1840 2
Phillip Jacob Beckers, aged 19, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848 2
Joseph Beckers, who landed in Chile in 1851 2

Beckers migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Beckers Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Eliza Beckers, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Adelaide" in 1858 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Beckers (post 1700) +

Florence J. Beckers (1911-1990), American Republican politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1951-56 4
Anthony Beckers, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1896 4

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Shadow Time Settlers (Retrieved 5th November 2010), retrieved from http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/settlers.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html