Backman Surname
Approximately 13,676 people bear this surname
Backman Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at, or near, a brook or stream.
Backman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,390 | 1:82,565 | 9,380 |
| Sweden | 4,273 | 1:2,304 | 214 |
| Finland | 2,828 | 1:1,944 | 298 |
| Australia | 926 | 1:29,153 | 3,933 |
| Canada | 585 | 1:62,984 | 7,367 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Norway | 75 | 1:68,564 | 9,650 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Iceland | 41 | 1:9,270 | 908 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 859 | 1:58,462 | 6,480 |
The alternate forms: Bäckman (4,863) are calculated separately.
Backman (36) may also be a first name.
Backman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at, or near, a brook or stream.
One who had the care of a back or ferry. See Back, Baxman, H.R.
German, Bach, a brook, and man. Boekman bookman. Back, in some places, a ferry; Backman, a ferryman.
Backman Demographics
Average Male Backman Height
176.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Backman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backman is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bäckman. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,453rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 532,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Backman reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia. Backman is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 36 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,390 people, or 1 in 82,565. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 10 percent live, South Carolina, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 31 percent live and Finland, where 21 percent live.
Backman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backman surname grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 390 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Backman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Backman surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Backman are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.2% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Backman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning 299,613 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 143.39% more than the national average, earning R 578,376 per year; in United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $57,902 CAD per year.
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Backman Reference & Research
Bachman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bachman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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