How common is the surname Bachman?

13,057 people in the United States had the surname Bachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,646 Americans. It ranked 2,763rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bachman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bachman?

Charles Bachman, American computer scientist (1924–2017), followed by John Bachman.

Where is the surname Bachman most common?

Wikidata records people named Bachman in the United States.

Is the surname Bachman getting more or less common?

More common. 12,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,057 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Bachman

A surname, carried by 13,057 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bachman is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,057 people named Bachman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,646 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,887.

#2,763

rank among US surnames

13,057

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,582)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,754	Wiles	13,105	23,559
#2,755	Garibay	13,088	23,590
#2,756	Santillan	13,081	23,603
#2,758	Westfall	13,079	23,606
#2,759	Willey	13,067	23,628
#2,760	Lassiter	13,066	23,630
#2,761	Willett	13,065	23,631

Who is named Bachman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Bachman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bachmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Bachman
American computer scientist (1924–2017)
John Bachman
American clergyman, social activist, ornithologist and botanist (1790 – 1874)
Nathan L. Bachman
American politician (1878-1937)
Richard Bachman
American ice hockey goaltender, born 1987
Catherine Bach
Actress, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bachman

Bachman has the Soundex code B255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B255.

Questions

How common is the surname Bachman?: 13,057 people in the United States had the surname Bachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,646 Americans. It ranked 2,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bachman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bachman?: Charles Bachman, American computer scientist (1924–2017), followed by John Bachman.
Where is the surname Bachman most common?: Wikidata records people named Bachman in the United States.
Is the surname Bachman getting more or less common?: More common. 12,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,057 in 2010, up 1.3%.