The Backer surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,264 people carried this name — #9,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Backer.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Backer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 58 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Backer live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Backer.
- Bachelier 172 · U.S. census
- Bacher 1,995 · U.S. census
- Bachini 138 · U.S. census
- Bachler 457 · U.S. census
- Bachmann 3,766 · U.S. census
- Back 8,540 · U.S. census
- Backert 170 · U.S. census
- Backes 2,438 · U.S. census
- Bacle 115 · U.S. census
- Baco 162 · U.S. census
- Bacon 29,312 · U.S. census
- Bacot 504 · U.S. census
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