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
School 8,853
Farm Labourer 873
General Labourer 678
Private Means 672
Labourer 540
General Servant (domestic) 502
Dressmaker 443
Farmer 429
None 401
Domestic Servant 364
Clerk 325
Coal Miner Hewer 324
House Painter 266
At School 266
At Home 253
Carpenter 247
Laundress 231
Dress Maker 230
Bricklayer 227
Shop Assistant 226
Scholar 216
General Servant Domestic 210
House Keeper 210
Assisting In The Business 198
Cook (domestic) 198

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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