Booker

See also: booker

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bucker

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkɚ/

Proper noun

Booker

1. A surname originating as an occupation for either a scribe or bookbinder, or a bleacher of cloth.
   • 2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov‎^[1]:

     U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

2. A suburban area in West Wycombe parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS SP8391).
3. A town in Lipscomb County and Ochiltree County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Booker is the 941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,840 individuals. Booker is most common among Black or African American (65.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Brooke, brooke, rebook