How common is the surname Backes?

2,421 people in the United States had the surname Backes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,528 Americans. It ranked 12,745th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Backes?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Backes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Backes?

David Backes, American ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Backes most common?

Wikidata records people named Backes in the United States.

Is the surname Backes getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,421 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Backes

A surname, carried by 2,421 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Backes is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,421 people named Backes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,528 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,438.

#12,745

rank among US surnames

2,421

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,766)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,740	Bracamonte	2,423	127,423
#12,744	Fuerte	2,422	127,475
#12,745	Mudge	2,421	127,528
#12,752	DeGraw	2,420	127,581

Who is named Backes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Backes identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Backess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Backes
American ice hockey player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Backes

Backes has the Soundex code B220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B220.

Questions

How common is the surname Backes?: 2,421 people in the United States had the surname Backes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,528 Americans. It ranked 12,745th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Backes?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Backes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Backes?: David Backes, American ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Backes most common?: Wikidata records people named Backes in the United States.
Is the surname Backes getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,421 in 2010, down 0.7%.