Backhouse Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Looking for a Backhouse coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Family name meaning

Backhouse is one more way Backus has been written over the centuries. Name scholars give the meaning as “Bakehouse”.

Records show Backhouse as one of the forms Backus took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Bakehouse and Backs.

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