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Backies Surname Definition:
BACKIE: Thomas Backie, merchant in Thurso, 1756 (Donaldson, p. 47). Perhaps local from Backies, a village near Golspie. There is also a Backies near Cullen, Banffshire.
Backies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
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BACKIE: Thomas Backie, merchant in Thurso, 1756 (Donaldson, p. 47). Perhaps local from Backies, a village near Golspie. There is also a Backies near Cullen, Banffshire.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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