Back Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Back Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Back family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 356
Agricultural Labourer 40
General Labourer 37
Living On Own Means 26
Domestic Servant 24
Farm Labourer 21
Living On Her Own Means 19
Dress Maker 17
General Servant Domestic 17
General Servant 15
House Keeper 13
Gardener 13
Farmer 12
Labourer 11
General Domestic Servant 11
Coal Miner 10
Farm Servant 9
Char Woman 8
Clerk 8
Laundress 7
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Commercial Traveller 6
Carman 6
Ag Labourer 6
Tailoress 5

Back Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buck 75% 48,284
2 Beck 75% 42,261
3 Back 100% 13,958
4 Bick 75% 5,210
5 Bock 75% 1,439
6 Bucke 60% 728
7 Backe 80% 468
8 Beeck 60% 437
9 Beack 80% 396
10 Buick 60% 147
11 Bak 75% 143
12 Becke 60% 108

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The surname Back is the 3rd most popular variant of Buck.

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