Baker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Baker Name Meaning: Often taken from the occupation 'Baker'. However the holder of this surname may not have necessarily been involved with the baking of bread but may have been the owner of a shared oven. A derivation of 'Bacan' meaning 'to dry by heat'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Baker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Baker family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11,347
Agricultural Labourer 1,356
General Labourer 1,042
Domestic Servant 762
Dress Maker 620
Living On Own Means 591
Labourer 583
Coal Miner 569
Farmer 443
General Servant 432
Laundress 419
General Servant Domestic 396
Living On Her Own Means 365
Carpenter 350
Farm Labourer 345
Gardener 275
House Keeper 267
Blacksmith 257
Clerk 215
General Domestic Servant 214
Tailoress 196
Cook Domestic Servant 184
Tailor 181
Butcher 180
Errand Boy 179

Baker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Baker 100% 496,267
2 Booker 67% 27,722
3 Buker 80% 3,304
4 Boker 80% 469
5 Beaker 83% 371
6 Beker 80% 270
7 Bouker 67% 251
8 Beeker 67% 221
9 Biker 80% 199
10 Bakker 83% 118
11 Boaker 83% 117

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The surname Baker is the most popular version of all its varients

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