Surname
Backström
“slope”·“stream”
Backström is a surname. It is used in Swedish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Backström is built from elements meaning “slope” and “stream”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Swedish backe (“slope”) + ström (“stream”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Backström’s family of names
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