Backus Family History
Backus Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): from Middle English bak(e)hous ‘bakehouse’ (Old English bæchūs) hence a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a bakery. Dutch: in Limburg province a shortened variant of Bakhuis Dutch form of German Backhaus . Americanized form of German Backhaus . Lithuanian (Bačkus): from bačka ‘barrel cask’ hence either a nickname for a short fat man or an occupational name for a cooper. The surname Bačkus is very rare in Lithuania.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022