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There are approximately 3,189 people named Back in the UK. That makes it the 3,129th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 50 are named Back.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Bax
Backe
Bac
Baack
Baak
Baacke
Baake
Baca
Bacco
Bacca
Bacci
Bacc
Baac
Backa
Baacc
Baacks
Backai
Bacck
Baaks
Baacs
Baccs
Baccke
Baalk
Backas
Baaco
Bacai
Baako
Baackes
Baaki
Baaka
Baaku

The Back surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BACK. (Pluralized to Backs, whence Bax.) Sometimes sjTionymous with Beck, but more generally either a wharf or a ferry. Hence Backman and Backer.

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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