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    The surname Bachmann

    A surname, carried by 4,372 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B255

    Bachmann: #7,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bachmann #7,601, 4,372 people Bachmann: #7,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bachmann #7,601, 4,372 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bachmann is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    From German Bachmann.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,372 people named Bachmann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,619 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,766.

    #7,601
    rank among US surnames
    4,372
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.1%
    change since 2000 (was #8,111)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,597Mertens4,37570,570
    #7,599Renshaw4,37470,587
    #7,600Peele4,37370,603
    #7,601Bachmann4,37270,619
    #7,605Smedley4,37170,635

    Who is named Bachmann

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

    95% of people named Bachmann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bachmanns

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ingeborg Bachmann
      Austrian poet and author (1926–1973)
    • Michele Bachmann
      American politician (born 1956)
    • Daniel Bachmann
      Austrian association football player, born 1994

    Notable Bachmanns come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bachmann

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bachmann come from?
    From German Bachmann.
    How common is the surname Bachmann?
    4,372 people in the United States had the surname Bachmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,619 Americans. It ranked 7,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bachmann?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bachmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bachmann?
    Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet and author (1926–1973), followed by Michele Bachmann.
    Where is the surname Bachmann most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bachmann in Austria and the United States.
    Is the surname Bachmann getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,372 in 2010, up 16%.