Backer Surname
Approximately 10,430 people bear this surname
Backer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the baker,' which see, compare Backhouse and Baxter. 'To ... the backers wyffe': 1466, Mann. and Househ. Exp. 211 (H.E.D).
1547. James Bacar and Hungerford (sic): Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Read More About This SurnameBacker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,745 | 1:76,388 | 8,743 |
| Germany | 1,550 | 1:51,939 | 6,755 |
| India | 666 | 1:1,151,750 | 46,739 |
| Netherlands | 659 | 1:25,625 | 4,177 |
| Canada | 349 | 1:105,575 | 11,383 |
| Brazil | 313 | 1:683,944 | 25,201 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| Norway | 197 | 1:26,103 | 3,530 |
| Haiti | 186 | 1:57,440 | 3,324 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Belgium | 138 | 1:83,309 | 13,076 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Denmark | 89 | 1:63,424 | 6,389 |
| Panama | 86 | 1:45,491 | 2,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 1:125,511 | 10,390 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,492 | 1:33,659 | 4,028 |
The alternate forms: Bäcker (9,267) are calculated separately.
Backer (663) may also be a first name.
Backer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the baker,' which see, compare Backhouse and Baxter. 'To ... the backers wyffe': 1466, Mann. and Househ. Exp. 211 (H.E.D).
1547. James Bacar and Hungerford (sic): Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Edward Baccar, Aug. 20, 1591: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).
= Baker, q.v. But the name is often the corresponding Ger. Bäcker.
(German), Barker (Dutch/Flemish), Baxter (Scotch), Baker.
Backer Demographics
Average Backer Salary in
United States
$47,831 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Backer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backer has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as: Bäcker. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,333rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 698,710 people. Backer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Backer are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 322,353rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 663 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,745 people, or 1 in 76,388. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Backer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Backer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Backer surname grew 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Backer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Backer last name are 11.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Backer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.19% more than the national average, earning 530,144 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 142.89% more than the national average, earning R 577,188 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,534 CAD per year.
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