Bakehouse Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Bakehouse 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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Bakehouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England631:884,41445,970
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belize11:355,4743,977
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bakehouse 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

From residence at one or employment in it. It has been corrupted to Backhouse, and still further to Bacchus. Thus the provider of bread has assimilated himself to the tutelar divinity of wine!

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Backhaus translates to 'bake house' or 'bakery'. It was given to someone who lived or worked at a bake oven in Germany.

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Bakehouse Last Name Facts

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

Bakehouse is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bakehouse.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakehouse? popularity and diffusion

Bakehouse is the 1,471,719th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name Bakehouse is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Bakehouse reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Bakehouse is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 25 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and Colorado, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 44 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Bakehouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bakehouse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bakehouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bakehouse surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

Bakehouse earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.45% less than the national average, earning $35,619 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakehous940/
Wakehouse89128/
Backehus821/
Bakehaus820/
Wakehuser780/
Backhäuser7412/
Bakeas67151/
Bakios6754/
Bakyus674/
Bakius673/

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