The Bachus name was originally an Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a worker at the bake-house. The bake-house was where all the people in a village would bake their bread in communal ovens.
The surname Bachus was first found in Cumberland and Durham, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bachus research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1894, 1554, 1626, 1598, 1601, 1593 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Bachus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Bachus has undergone many spelling variations, including Backhouse, Baccus, Bachus, Bakehouse, Backas, Backhuse and many more.
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bachus Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Bachus is the 17,063rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
Some of the Bachus family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bachus were among those contributors:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: