The backer Surname
backer Name Meaning and History
- North German (Bäcker) and Dutch: variant of Becker.
- Northern English: topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the rear of a settlement, from Middle English bakke ‘back’, ‘spine’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
- Danish and Norwegian: probably of German origin (see 1), but in Norway this is also a spelling variant of the habitational name Bakker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 50 - Messages: 151
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Hilka (Helena) Backer m Cassen P. DeVries; John Backer (both in Peoria, IL) |
 gerber19
| 17 |
| Backers and Norris' of Morris County |
MartinBacon
| 3 |
| BACKERs of Missouri | Kathleen Moselle | 9 |
| Otto Backer of Colony died without heirs |
maryachtrh
| 0 |
| Myrna Backer m George Clayton Cody | Victoria Caine | 3 |
| Jacobus Backer and Margaret Stuyvesant | Pam Wiley | 27 |
| backer | linda backer mckee | 0 |
| Johann Backer | theob | 0 |
| Baker/Backer | Debbie Gallegos | 0 |
| Lilly Molla BAKER m Wm. Benjamin BLAKENEY | BEVERLY | 0 |
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