How common is the surname Backhaus?

1,414 people in the United States had the surname Backhaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,349 Americans. It ranked 19,200th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Backhaus?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Backhaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Backhaus?

Robin Backhaus, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Backhaus most common?

Wikidata records people named Backhaus in the United States.

Is the surname Backhaus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,414 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Backhaus

A surname, carried by 1,414 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Backhaus is more common than 88.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,414 people named Backhaus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,349 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,401.

#19,200

rank among US surnames

1,414

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,269)

Who is named Backhaus

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

95% of people named Backhaus identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Backhauss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robin Backhaus
American swimmer, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Backhaus

Backhaus 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 Backhaus?: 1,414 people in the United States had the surname Backhaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,349 Americans. It ranked 19,200th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Backhaus?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Backhaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Backhaus?: Robin Backhaus, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Backhaus most common?: Wikidata records people named Backhaus in the United States.
Is the surname Backhaus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,414 in 2010, up 0.9%.