Backus Family History

Backus Name Meaning

English: from Middle English bakehous ‘bakehouse’ (Old English bæchus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a bakery. adm See also German Backhaus.Lithuanian (Backus): from Lithuanian backa ‘barrel’, ‘cask’, hence either a nickname for a short, fat man or an occupational name for a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Backus families

4 - 5

2 - 3

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

Number of Backus families

3 - 3

2 - 2

from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Backus Family Origin

Preussen (5)

Germany (3)

England (2)

Norway (1)

Canada (1)

Bohemia (1)

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Backus Family Occupations

from 1881 UK Census Data

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Benjamin Backus Cortland Steuben NY	Kestcar	6
Backus - Muehlenpfordt Marriage Invitation	cbielakowski2	0
Sarah Backus 1824-1897 Essex County, NJ	marian31239	0
Henry Backus	Family_Hunter	2
Ichabod Backus, Children, Lee MA, also Backus in Liv. Co MI		2
Harlow E. Backus in San Angelo, TX 1942	drbrownlee	0
Pfc. Brian J. Backus of Saginaw Township, Mich., died June 18, 2011	RIP2011	0
Fred Backus (Baccus) & Theressa M Harran Backus	RoseMaryHelsel	0
George W. Backus	garyhunt_1	4
Backus family from Belle Creek Fayette County WV	PamJones838	2

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