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    The surname Backman

    An English surname, carried by 3,210 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B255

    Backman: #10,034 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Backman #10,034, 3,210 people Backman: #10,034 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Backman #10,034, 3,210 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Backman is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English ġebæc (“bakemeats”) + mann (“man”), to denote a maker and/or seller of pastries, pies, etc.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,210 people named Backman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,182 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,984.

    #10,034
    rank among US surnames
    3,210
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.6%
    change since 2000 (was #9,978)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,026Ullman3,21396,093
    #10,029Trotman3,21296,123
    #10,030Copper3,21196,152
    #10,034Backman3,21096,182
    #10,036Eccles3,20996,212
    #10,041Caster3,20896,242

    Who is named Backman

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

    87% of people named Backman identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Backmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eric Backman
      Athletics competitor (1896–1965)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Backman

    Backman has the Soundex code B255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B255.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Backman come from?
    From Old English ġebæc (“bakemeats”) + mann (“man”), to denote a maker and/or seller of pastries, pies, etc.
    How common is the surname Backman?
    3,210 people in the United States had the surname Backman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,182 Americans. It ranked 10,034th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Backman?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Backman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Backman?
    Eric Backman, athletics competitor (1896–1965).
    Where is the surname Backman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Backman in Sweden.
    Is the surname Backman getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,210 in 2010, up 7.6%.