Backman Family History
Backman Name Meaning
English (mainly northern): topographic name for someone who
lived on a hill or at the rear of a settlement, from Middle English
bakke ‘back’, ‘spine’ + man ‘man’. Compare
Backer.Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements
back(e) ‘hill’ + man ‘man’.Swedish
(Bäck(man)): ornamental name composed of the elements
bäck ‘stream’ + man ‘man’.German: variant
of Bachmann.German: occupational name for a baker or
employee of a master baker, from backen ‘to bake’ +
man(n) ‘man’. Compare Beckmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Backman
Name Distribution of Backman Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Backman families
 65 - 127  22 - 64 |
 1 - 21  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Backman families
|
12 - 22 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Backman families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Backman census records
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Backman Family Origin
Backman Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Backman
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Backman Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Backman census records
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Backman Civil War Service Records
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