Back

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There are 7,026 people with the last name "Back" in the United States.

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Back 3,956
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  1. is 3,952nd most common Sharkey
  2. is 3,953rd most common Stephan
  3. is 3,954th most common Leo
  4. is 3,955th most common Ginn
  5. is 3,956th most common Back
  6. is 3,957th most common Estrella
  7. is 3,958th most common Blythe
  8. is 3,959th most common Schoen
  9. is 3,960th most common Lundberg

Similar Names and Nicknames

Beck, Buck, Backus, Bock, Backman, Backer, Backes, Bucci, Backstrom, Bakke

Most Common First Names for Back

James, William, John, Michael, David, Robert, Mary, Richard, Linda, Charles



Meaning & History

English: from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.

English: from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.

English: nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.

Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.

North German: from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).


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