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Region of origin

Europe

Country of origin

Sweden

Language of origin

Swedish

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Scandinavian


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The Backman surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

German, Bach, a brook, and man. Boekman bookman. Back, in some places, a ferry; Backman, a ferryman.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BACKMAN. One who had the care of a back or ferry. See Back, Baxman, ILK.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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