Becke Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Becke is a spelling of the German surname Beck. Its meaning, shared with Beck, is “Baker”.

• Related forms: Beke, Becka and Bek.
• Becke adds “e” to Beck, a small change that crept in as the name was written down.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Names that sound alike, such as Boeck, are easily confused in old records.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Becke family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Becke report, with a museum-style coat of arms.