Back Surname

13,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Back Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.

(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.

John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Back Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8991:33,2564,147
Brazil6,7681:31,6301,335
Germany5,1191:15,7272,071
Afghanistan3,3851:9,499690
England2,3431:23,7813,298
Sweden1,6341:6,026563
Australia1,2861:20,9922,916
India1,1431:671,09831,494
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Finland9351:5,879926
France7371:90,12612,968
Luxembourg6701:86672
Canada5561:66,2697,672
Denmark4641:12,1651,165
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Russia2401:600,51352,991
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Senegal2151:67,811903
Thailand1821:388,12368,124
Argentina1811:236,15119,247
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Belgium1561:73,69611,740
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Paraguay1151:62,9281,705
South Korea1141:449,476241
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Switzerland1081:76,0468,868
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Iran861:892,82042,918
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Hungary671:146,51213,290
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Lesotho611:33,3216,091
Wales581:53,3544,894
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Israel301:285,25425,178
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
China261:52,589,2912,849
Chile231:765,93416,989
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Monaco71:5,295668
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Congo51:997,81917,129
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6111:15,1312,244
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4041:35,7684,243

The alternate forms: Bãck (1) are calculated separately.

Back (2,449) may also be a first name.

Back Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.

(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.

John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1533. Richard Mothe and Beatrice Backe: Marriage Lic. (London).

Robert Bache, of Diss, Norfolk, husbandman, 1 Dec. 23, 1504: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1754. Married — Edward Back and Alice Fowler: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Local. Janet Back in Learbarmor, 1683 (Stirling), and George Back in Edinburgh, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 505).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 belonging to Back, or Dweller by a Brook. [Old Northern English bæc = Old Norse bekk-r] 2 Dweller at the Back (of some point) [Old English bæc = Old Norse bak] As to the former signification, this is the guttural or hard form of Bach(e, q.v 3 The Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bacga,Bacca.

But the name in our directories is often an anglicized form of the German Bach.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller by a brook; variants of Bach, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Pluralized to Backs, whence Bax.) Sometimes synonymous with Beck, but more generally either a wharf or a ferry. Hence Backman and Backer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Beck. This name is that of an enterprising navigator of the Polar seas, Sir George Back.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Bac, Bak; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Back Last Name Facts

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

Back (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻙ, Marathi: बक, Oriya: େବକ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Bãck. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Back? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,598th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 177,567 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Back are found; 21 percent are found in North America and 20 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 149,520th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,449 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,899 people, or 1 in 33,256. In The United States Back is most common in: Kentucky, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Back occurs in 132 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Back Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Back has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Back surname rose 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 644 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Back Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Back surname is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Back last name are 19.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Back earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.17% more than the national average, earning R 321,216 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bãck921/
Baack892,089/
Backe892,088/
Bauck89641/
Beack89153/
Baick89111/
Åback8966/
Basck8955/
Bahck895/
Backø893/
Bajck891/
Bhack891/
Bacck891/
Bacık891/
Bak8651,106/
Bac8619,963/
Baucke80694/
Baacke80565/
Bağcık80306/
Baucks8082/
Baycık8077/
Batcke8039/
Baicks8037/
Bascke8017/
Backås809/
Backsh803/
Beauck803/
Backch803/
Bahack802/
Baudck801/
Backhe801/
Backht801/
Bacgke801/
Beadck801/
Baëcke801/
Bathck801/
Beacke800/
Bock7590,926/
Baic7525,861/
Bauk7515,743/
Baak758,953/
Baik758,751/
Bauc758,061/
Bake757,496/
Bakk753,148/
Baac752,909/
Bakh752,733/
Bajc751,696/
Beak751,442/
Bayk751,423/
Bhak751,271/
Bacq75885/
Bahk75364/
Bacc7542/
Bajk7532/
Bahc7526/
Bayc7522/
Bact7516/
Beac757/
Bakø755/
Hbak755/
Bakc754/
Bhac754/
Bacx753/
Hbac753/
Bagk752/
Bakg752/
Bakı751/
Bacg751/
Badc751/
Backová73241/
Baschke73137/
Bathcke7320/
Backova7317/
Bauchke737/
Backhsh737/
Backsch734/
Basckhe732/
Bhachke731/
Bakke6714,382/
Bayık675,433/
Bhaik674,094/
Bouck672,520/
Baake672,439/
Buyck672,305/
Boock671,928/
Bahuk671,676/
Beuck671,067/
Bauschke671,007/
Bhake67814/
Bahak67747/
Baykh67679/
Bauke67657/
Beake67447/
Baike67339/
Bakhe67222/
Bakhh67170/
Beick67134/
Bakås67127/
Bocke67114/
Baukh6793/
Bausk6791/
Bayke6769/
Bhakh6763/
Baakh6762/
Bhakk6759/
Bachg6750/
Bauks6743/
Boick6743/
Bacch6738/
Bockh6736/
Mpack6729/
Baňák6726/
Bahke6725/
Baucq6725/
Bakkh6722/
Bahks6720/
Basks6715/
Bathk6714/
Baikh6713/
Bajcs6713/
Bhauk6712/
Baľák6712/
Bahík6711/
Bhaic6710/
Baitk676/
Bacsh676/
Bassk676/
Åbakk676/
Baysk675/
Baazk675/
Bakph674/
Bachx674/
Baidk674/
Baaik673/
Boyck673/
Baľak673/
Beacq673/
Bascì673/
Bacqu673/
Baigc673/
Bauyc673/
Bahac672/
Battk672/
Baikg672/
Bhock672/
Beyck672/
Bagch672/
Bheak672/
Backehed672/
Baazc672/
Bashchke671/
Botck671/
D'Bak671/
Beahc671/
Bayzk671/
Batks671/
Baskg671/
Bakqs671/
Baikp671/
Bajcc671/
Bajjk671/
Bhauc671/
Bactt671/
Bagke671/
Bagkh671/
Bahdk671/
Bautc671/
Bacss671/
Baydk671/
Bagcı671/
Hbakh671/
Bockk671/
Bhaac671/
Baksz671/
Baigk671/
Baikk671/
Batkx671/
Basìc671/
Bazkh671/
Baïke671/
Bacgh671/
Bautk671/
Bakhd671/
Baaak671/
Baaks670/
Veack670/
Bocck670/
Vaack670/
Buock670/
Bockt670/
Baatk670/

Back Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Back in the Marathi language
बकbaka-
Back in the Oriya language
େବକebaka77.78
େବକ୍ebak22.22
Back in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻙbak57.14
ﺍﺑﺎﻙabak23.81
ﺃﺑﺎﻙabak4.76
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻙalbak4.76
ﺍﺑﻚabk4.76
ﺑﻚbk4.76

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