Surname

Backhouse

“bakehouse”

Backhouse is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Backhouse goes back to Old English bæchūs, meaning “bakehouse.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Backhouse comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English bæchūs (“bakehouse”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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“valley”

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“mountain, hill”

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“bean”

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“bakemeats”

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Bassford

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“valley, dale”

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Moorhouse

“moor, marsh, fen”

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Old English

Barwell

“boar”

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