Bakken
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Bakken.
Proper noun
Bakken (plural Bakkens)
- A surname from Norwegian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bakken is the 7870th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4205 individuals. Bakken is most common among White (95.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bakken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.
Norwegian
Etymology
Topographic surname, from bakke (“hill, slope”).
Proper noun
Bakken
- a surname