Backstrom

See also: Backström and Bäckström

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Backström or Bäckström, from backe (“hill”) or bäck (“stream”) + ström (“stream”).

Proper noun

Backstrom (plural Backstroms)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Backstrom is the 12683^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2435 individuals. Backstrom is most common among White (86.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Backstrom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.