Bachrach Surname

218,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Bachrach Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bacharach, in Germany.

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Bachrach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1831:306,39028,169
Israel4261:20,0882,991
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
England351:1,591,94567,242
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Bachrach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bacharach, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) From Bacharach, a town on the Rhine. The name appears as early as the thirteenth century. Other forms are Bacharach, Bacherach, Bacher, Bachrich.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Bachrach is a variant of Bacharach, an Ashkenazi Jewish name believed to originate from the town of Bacharach, Germany. It is believed to have been adapted around the 15th century, and subsequently spread around the German states and to Eastern Europe.

The origin of the name of the town is probably of Celtic origin, although the meaning is unknown.

- bachrach77

Bachrach Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bachrach Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bachrach has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bachrach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,449th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,886,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Bachrach live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,183 people, or 1 in 306,390. In The United States Bachrach is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, New Jersey, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Bachrach exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Bachrach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bachrach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bachrach surname expanded 810 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bachrach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bachrach are 11.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the party.

Bachrach earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.04% more than the national average, earning $56,109 USD per year.

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