Back Family History
- Back Name Meaning
- 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).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 762,304 Historical Documents with Back on Ancestry
- 277,413 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 113,453 Census and Voter Lists
- 74,041 Military Records
- 18,679 Immigration Records
- 278,718 Member Trees
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Number of Back families
 192 - 381  65 - 191 |
 1 - 64  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Back families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Back census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the Canadian Passenger Lists
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from 1881 CA Census Data
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