Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Bach ‘stream creek’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Americanized form of German and Swiss German Bachmann .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Bachman family from?
You can see how Bachman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bachman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bachman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 68 Bachman families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 78% of all the recorded Bachman's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Bachman families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bachman surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bachman. 13% of Bachman men worked as a Farmer and 9% of Bachman women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bachman were Clerk and Housekeeper. .
Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Bachman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Bachman in 1948 was 51, and 81 in 2004.