Backherms

Backherms Meaning & Origin

About Backherms
The surname Backherms is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "back" meaning "bake" and "herm" meaning "army." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Backherms can be interpreted as "bake army" or "army baker." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked as a baker for the army or supplied baked goods to soldiers.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Backherms is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Backherms: 111
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 148,347
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Backherms based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKRMS
🗽 NYSIIS
BAN
🔊 Soundex
B020652
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AE1 K HH ER0 M Z
🌐 IPA
/backherms*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKRMS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B265

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Backherms in Braille

Here's how to represent Backherms in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Backherms in braille

How to sign the name Backherms using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Backherms using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Backherms in sign language

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