Backus

• Bacus

Inherited from Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), from Old English bæchūs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækəs/
• Rhymes: -ækəs

Backus (countable and uncountable, plural Backuses)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Backus is the 4974^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7064 individuals. Backus is most common among White (87.15%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Backus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.

• bucaks