66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BUWK-ər [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English occupational surname meaning "maker of books". A famous bearer was Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American leader. PopularityDetails Last ranked #998 in 1966 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature urban wholesome strong strange simple nerdy Categories Animal Crossing characters, black history, currently out of the US top 1000, English nouns, occupations, Roseanne characters, Sims 3 characters, surnames, William Faulkner characters, word names