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backstrom Name Meaning and History

Americanized spelling of Swedish Backström, an ornamental name composed of the elements back(e) ‘hill’ + ström ‘stream’ or Bäckström, an ornamental name composed of the elements bäck ‘brook’, ‘stream’ + ström ‘stream’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The backstrom name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the backstrom family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of backstrom Families in the US in 1920
Number of backstrom families
 24-46
 9-23		 1-8
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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