Cognomen Backhouse (Backhouse 
) , across the world, is quite a rare family name. The family name Backhouse is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa.
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| Backhouse | Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa |
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john backhouse English landowner and politician (b. 1584) |
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| samuel backhouse English politician (b. 1554) |
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| anne backhouse Peerage person ID=567204 (b. 1582) |
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| william backhouse English philosopher (b. 1593) |
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| james backhouse (1721-1798) (b. 1721) |
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jonathan backhouse (1779-1842) (b. 1779) |
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james backhouse English botanist and missionary for the Quaker church in Australia (1794-1869), AU (b. 1794) |
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| jonathan backhouse (1747-1826) (b. 1747) |
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| james backhouse (1757-1804) (b. 1757) |
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edward backhouse English Quaker philanthropist and writer, GB (b. 1808) |
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| thomas joseph backhouse British Army officer, PH (b. 1764) |
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edmund backhouse United Kingdom Member of Parliament (b. 1824) |
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| william backhouse English botanist (1779–1844) (b. 1779) |
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benjamin backhouse Architect, builder and politician in New South Wales, Australia, AU (b. 1829) |
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| john backhouse civil servant (1784–1845) (b. 1783) |
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