Beck is a surname of Germanic descent, meaning "brook" or "stream" (related to Old Norse bekkr), and is fairly common in English-speaking countries, Germany and Denmark. The German name can also be a variant of Becker, which is an occupational surname meaning "baker." In Hebrew, it exists as an abbreviated form of B'nei Kiddoshim ("sons of the martyrs"). Notable people with this surname include:
Aaron T. Beck, founder of modern cognitive therapyAdam Beck (1857–1925), Canadian politician and hydro-electricity advocateAndrás Beck (1911–1985), Hungarian sculptorAndreas Beck (footballer) (born 1987), German football playerAndreas Beck (tennis), German tennis playerAudrey P. Beck (1931-1983), American educator and politicianBill Beck (1900–1965), American college sports coachC. C. Beck, American cartoonistCharlie Beck, appointed Chief of the Los Angeles Police DepartmentChristophe Beck, Canadian composer for film and TV, most notable for his work on Buffy the Vampire SlayerClaude Beck (1894–1971), American cardiac surgeon who invented the defibrillatorClifford W. Beck, American politicianCorey Beck (born 1971), American basketball player"Dr. Beck", name taken by the Count de Werdinsky (1803–1856)Edward S. Beck (born 1946) Head, Susquehanna Institute, President, Scholars for Peace in the Middle EastFranz Ignaz Beck, (1734-1809), German classical composerGad Beck (1923-2012), German educator, author, activist, and survivor of the HolocaustGeorge Beck (artist), artist and poetGina Beck, English actress and singerGlenn Beck, American conservative radio/TV talk show host and comedianGünther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, German botanistHans Beck (1929–2009), German inventorHarry Beck, designer of the London Underground mapHarry Beck (footballer)Jakob Sigismund Beck, German philosopherJames M. Beck (1861–1936), United States Solicitor General and US Congressman from PennsylvaniaJeff Beck (born 1944), British electric guitaristJoe Beck (1945–2008), American jazz guitaristJohn Beck (actor) (born 1943), American actorJohn Beck (footballer), British football managerJohn Beck (gridiron football), NFL player and former BYU quarterbackJohn Brodhead Beck, 19th-century United States physicianJonathan Mock Beck (1935–2006), American mathematicianJoko Beck, an American Zen teacherJózef Beck, Polish diplomat and military officer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (1932-1939)József Beck, a mathematicianJustin Beck, American guitaristKarol Beck, Slovakian tennis playerKent Beck, major proponent of Extreme ProgrammingKimberly Beck (born 1956), American actressKristin BeckKurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)Laetitia Beck (born 1992), Israeli golferLewis Caleb Beck, 19th-century United States naturalist and physicianLudwig Beck, German general and participant in the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf HitlerMichael Beck (born 1949), American actorMikkel Beck, Danish professional football playerPaul W. Beck, American military aviation pioneerPeter Beck (politician) (born 1952), politician from OhioPeter Beck (priest) (born c. 1948/1949), dean of ChristChurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New ZealandRick Beck (born 1956), member of the Arkansas House of RepresentativesRobert Beck, alias of African American writer Iceberg SlimRobert Beck, alias of former D-12 rapper Karnail PittsRobert Nason Beck, pioneer radiologistRobin Beck (born 1954), American singerRod Beck (1968–2007), former relief pitcher in Major League BaseballRollo Beck (1870–1950), American bird collectorTheodore Beck, first principal of the MAO College at Aligarh, IndiaTheodric Romeyn Beck, forensic scientistUlrich Beck (1944-2015), German sociologistW. Raymond Beck, former member of Maryland House of Delegates