Bacchus Surname

46,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Bacchus Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bake-house,' from residence therein. 'Bakehowse, or bakynge house: pistrina': Promptorium Parvulorum Halliwell mistakenly makes it a back-house, or washhouse (v. Backas).

1502.

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Bacchus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1731:86,8589,792
Guyana2,9001:26322
Canada1,3471:27,3543,635
England8501:65,5517,614
Trinidad and Tobago5431:2,512433
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3291:34267
Suriname1851:2,987486
Jamaica1481:19,3921,721
Australia1071:252,29623,217
France511:1,302,406132,002
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Barbados141:20,5321,076
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Turks and Caicos Islands61:5,722548
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Panama51:782,45211,059
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Montserrat41:1,237187
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Saint Kitts and Nevis31:18,4001,110
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Anguilla11:13,436792
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Dominica11:75,891912
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
San Marino11:33,214932
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Bacchus (135) may also be a first name.

Bacchus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bake-house,' from residence therein. 'Bakehowse, or bakynge house: pistrina': Promptorium Parvulorum Halliwell mistakenly makes it a back-house, or washhouse (v. Backas).

1502. Arnold, Chron. 93, 'Ye shal kepe noo bachous' (H.E.D).

William atte Bakchous, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas atte Bakhouse, Somerset, ibid.

'Edmund atte Bakhus, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Bacchus. Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

With Bacchus (imitative), compare Kirkus (Church-house), Malthus (Malt-house), or Loftus (Loft- house).

Thomas del Bakhouse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William del Bakeus, 1379: ibid.

William Backhowseor Bacchus, secular chaplain, 1538: Register of the University of Oxford.

1571. George Backhouse and Ann Meryton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1753. Baptised — John Baccus, an adult: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Backhouse, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Certainly not from the God of Wine, but a corruption of Bakehouse.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

As an English surname, from Backhouse or Bakehouse.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bacchus Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bacchus Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bacchus is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bacchus? popularity and diffusion

Bacchus is the 46,943rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 660,283 people. The last name Bacchus is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bacchus live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 135 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,173 people, or 1 in 86,858. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 38 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Bacchus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bacchus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bacchus last name increased 3,693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bacchus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bacchus are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bacchus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.65% more than the national average, earning R 367,512 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $56,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bacchous9310/
Bacchuss935/
Bacchaus931/
Baccus923,322/
Bacchu922,740/
Backchaus881/
Bagchus86249/
Baccous8636/
Baccush8613/
Bacchhu8612/
Baccaus862/
Vacchus862/
Bacchau862/
Batcchu861/
Bhacchu861/
Baccuss861/
Bocchus861/
Backcus860/
Backhuus8063/
Backhuis8033/
Bachhaus8022/
Backhous809/
Bakchaus803/
Backhuss802/
Backhuse801/
Wacchaus801/
Bocchu77541/
Bagcus7794/
Baccos7721/
Bakchu774/
Boccus773/
Bagchu772/
Vacchu772/
Bacjus771/
Backhuijs7580/
Backhauss7538/
Backhausz758/
Bakchouse751/
Backhause751/
Vaccius7157/
Boccius7146/
Bacchoo7139/
Bockhus717/
Bagzhus716/
Bhocchu715/
Backhuß713/
Bakchou712/
Bakkhus712/
Waccius712/
Vacchuu711/
Vaccaus711/
Backhau711/
Bhakchu711/
Bocchhu711/
Bakshus711/
Botcchu711/
Backhuu711/
Vaccuis711/
Beackhouse710/
Bacsó672,020/
Bacsu6786/
Backhauß6755/
Backhult6712/
Backhüys6711/
Backhaut677/
Bakhsous674/
Bakhchou674/
Bakkhaus672/
Baxus672/
Bachhauß671/
Bockhous671/
Baqhu671/

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