as a Last Name
- 7,444
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Backus
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 4,753rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,444
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Backus per capita
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