Backhouse
- proper noun
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Backhouse
- One of their daughters, Margaret, married William Backhouse Astor, Sr. of the wealthy Astor family.
- Janet Backhouse
Examples
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30 Backhouse, Colour Coded, p. 21.
Academic text (2010) -
We are delighted to have Professor Backhouse with us today.
Academic text (1999) -
Prof. Backhouse, the new Canadian director, was an early contributor to this journal.
Academic text (1999) -
Though new as Canadian Director, Professor Backhouse is a longtime supporter of the Institute, having visited Case Western Reserve University Law School on the faculty exchange program since the early days of the Institute.
Academic text (1999) -
Backhouse, Constance, and Nancy L. Backhouse. The Heiress vs. the Establishment. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004. 356 pp. $45.00 cloth.
Academic text (2004) -
Backhouse, Constance, and Nancy L. Backhouse. The Heiress vs. the Establishment. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004. 356 pp. $45.00 cloth.
Academic text (2004) -
We are delighted to have Professor Backhouse with us today.
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Sarah Backhouse is the Founder and Host of Future360.
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Janet Backhouse is Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library.
Synonyms
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7.3
A family name used by some people in English-speaking countries
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7.7
A family name used by some people
9
6.3
A family name used by people, often from England
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6.5
A last name that some people have
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9.0
A family name used by people and sometimes as a place name
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9.5
A last name that some people have
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7.9
A family name from Scotland
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9.6
A last name that some people have
A last name used by some people, often from England
A family name used as a last name
A family name used for people or places, sometimes a different spelling of Chimney
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backhouse comes from the simple English parts back and house, meaning a 'house at the back' or a home 'behind' the main building. So it began as a way to describe where a family lived and later became their last name.