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Bakker Family History

Bakker Surname Meaning

Dutch and North German: occupational name for a baker Dutch and Low German bakker. Compare Backer and Baker.

Norwegian: habitational name from any of the farmsteads so named in southeastern Norway; it is the indefinite plural form of Bakke.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Bakker family from?

You can see how Bakker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bakker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bakker families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Bakker family living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Bakker's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Bakker families in 1840.
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What did your Bakker ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bakker. 39% of Bakker men worked as a Farmer and 25% of Bakker women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bakker were Carpenter and House Work.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    39%
  • Laborer
    11%
  • Farm Laborer
    7%
  • Carpenter
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    25%
  • Housewife
    14%
  • Clerk
    11%
  • House Work
    11%

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Census Records

There are 11,000 census records available for the last name Bakker. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bakker census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 21,000 immigration records available for the last name Bakker. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Bakker. For the veterans among your Bakker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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