# Backus

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For other uses, see [Backus (disambiguation)](/source/Backus_(disambiguation)).

**Backus** is an English surname, a variant of [Backhouse](/source/Backhouse_(surname)).[1] The surname derives from [Middle English](/source/Middle_English) *bak(e)hous*, meaning [bakehouse](/source/Bakehouse).[2]

## People

Notable people with the surname include:

- [A. E. Backus](/source/A._E._Backus) (1909–1990), American artist
- [Azel Backus](/source/Azel_Backus) (1765–1816), first President of Hamilton College in New York
- [Billy Backus](/source/Billy_Backus) (born 1943), former world boxing champion
- [Catherine Backus](/source/Catherine_Backus) (1863–1955), American sculptor
- [Edward Burdette Backus](/source/Edward_Burdette_Backus) (1888–1955), American Unitarian minister and humanist
- [Edward Wellington Backus](/source/Edward_Wellington_Backus) (1861–1934), American timber baron
- [Frederick F. Backus](/source/Frederick_F._Backus) (1794–1858), American physician and member of the New York State Senate
- [George Edward Backus](/source/George_Edward_Backus) (born 1930), American geophysicist
- [Gus Backus](/source/Gus_Backus) (1937–2019), American singer
- [Henny Backus](/source/Henny_Backus) (1911–2004), Broadway showgirl and wife of Jim Backus
- [Henry T. Backus](/source/Henry_T._Backus) (1809–1877), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and judge in Arizona Territory
- [Isaac Backus](/source/Isaac_Backus) (1724–1806), American Baptist preacher and politician
- [Jan Backus](/source/Jan_Backus) (20th century), American politician
- [Jeff Backus](/source/Jeff_Backus) (born 1977), American professional football player
- [Jim Backus](/source/Jim_Backus) (1913–1989), American actor
- [John Backus](/source/John_Backus) (1924–2007), American computer scientist
- [Samuel W. Backus](/source/Samuel_W._Backus), 19th-century American politician from California
- [Sharron Backus](/source/Sharron_Backus) (born 1946), American former softball player and coach
- [Shea Backus](/source/Shea_Backus) (born 1975), American politician
- [Standish Backus](/source/Standish_Backus) (1910–1989), American military artist
- [Winston Backus](/source/Winston_Backus) (1920–2020), Canadian politician

## See also

- *[Backusella](/source/Backusella)*, a genus of fungi named after the surname Backus, in honour of Professor M. P. Backus

## References

1. Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021). ["Backus"](https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001/acref-9780198868255-e-1681). *Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain*. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

1. Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). ["Backus"](https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/acref-9780190245115-e-3336). *Dictionary of American Family Names*. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

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