# Bachmann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bachmann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,372 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,601 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 70,619 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (3,766 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Bachmann.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bachmann in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bachmann in Austria and the United States.

## People named Bachmann

- Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
- Michele Bachmann, American politician (born 1956)
- Daniel Bachmann, Austrian association football player

## Similar surnames

Bachman, Buchman, Buchanan, Baughman, Beckmann, Backman, Beckman, Bozeman, Buckman, Bushman, Beekman, Bookman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.