<P> Baker is a Boernician and Anglo - Celtic surname of English and Scottish Borderlands origin but can be found in Ireland as well , mostly amongst the Scots - Irish . An occupational name , which originated in medieval times from the name of the trade , baker . From the Middle English bakere and Old English bæcere , a derivation of bacan , meaning `` to dry by heat . '' The bearer of this name may not only have been a baker of bread . The name was also used for other involved with baking in some way , including the owner of a communal oven in humbler communities , `` baker '' . The female form of the name is `` Baxter '' . which is seen more in Scotland . </P>
<P> Baker is a Boernician and Anglo - Celtic surname of English and Scottish Borderlands origin but can be found in Ireland as well , mostly amongst the Scots - Irish . An occupational name , which originated in medieval times from the name of the trade , baker . From the Middle English bakere and Old English bæcere , a derivation of bacan , meaning `` to dry by heat . '' The bearer of this name may not only have been a baker of bread . The name was also used for other involved with baking in some way , including the owner of a communal oven in humbler communities , `` baker '' . The female form of the name is `` Baxter '' . which is seen more in Scotland . </P>
where does the last name baker come from
where does the last name baker come from
originated in medieval times from the name of the trade , baker
originated in medieval times from the name of the trade , baker