Back surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Back surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,540 people carried this name — #3,811 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,500 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 331 people named Back.

52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 52
Moselle 157
Côte-d’Or 20
Paris 13
Ardennes 13
Marne 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Meuse 9
Bas-Rhin 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

145 people named Back live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.

Where they live today

Basel-Landschaft 36
Zurich 22
Basel-Stadt 14
Bern 11
Thurgau 11
Zug 10
Aargau 10
St. Gallen 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 53 people named Back live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 41
Antwerp 7
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

26 people named Back have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Pomeranian 7
Warmian-Masurian 7
West Pomeranian 3
Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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