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Backus

in the US

There are 5,874 people with the last name "Backus" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Backus 4,666
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  1. is 4,662nd most common Lock
  2. is 4,663rd most common Mandel
  3. is 4,664th most common Paterson
  4. is 4,665th most common Hailey
  5. is 4,666th most common Backus
  6. is 4,667th most common Guarino
  7. is 4,668th most common Baskin
  8. is 4,669th most common Boatwright
  9. is 4,670th most common Dreyer

Similar Names and Nicknames

Back, Backman, Backer, Backes, Backstrom, Bacchus, Backlund, Backhaus, Baccus, Backe

Most Common First Names for Backus

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

Meaning & History

English: from Middle English bakehous ‘bakehouse’ (Old English bæchūs), hence a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a bakery. See also German Backhaus.

Lithuanian (Bačkus): from Lithuanian bačka ‘barrel’, ‘cask’, hence either a nickname for a short, fat man or an occupational name for a cooper.

FOREBEARS Among the original settlers of Norwich (later Franklin), CT, in 1660 was a certain Stephen Backus.

Recent Searches for "Backus" in the US

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