Beckenbauer (surname)
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Beckenbauer ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a German surname. The surname comes from Middle High German becke (baker) and būre/būr (farmer, villager), referring to a farmer who also worked as a baker. There are 144 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in Bavaria. Beckerbauer and Bäckerbauer are related surnames.<ref name="dfd">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable people with the surname include:
- Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024), German footballer
- Stephan Beckenbauer (1968–2015), German footballer, son of Franz Beckenbauer
See also
- Franz Beckenbauer Cup, an annual friendly association football match
- Beckenbauer Seur-In (born 1980), Thai footballer