Bauersachs Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bauersachs Surname User-submission:

Bowersox is an English translation from German immigrants. The original is Bauersachs (pronounced the same way). Bauer in German means 'farmer'. Sachs comes from the Sachsen region in Germany. So when they came to the US it was turned into Bowersox.

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Bauersachs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7991:100,75812,496
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Bauersachs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bowersox is an English translation from German immigrants. The original is Bauersachs (pronounced the same way). Bauer in German means 'farmer'. Sachs comes from the Sachsen region in Germany. So when they came to the US it was turned into Bowersox. So a literal translation would be 'farmer from Sachsen'.

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Bauersachs Last Name Facts

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

Bauersachs occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bauersachs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 371,278th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Bauersachs live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bauersachs is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 100,758. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 46 percent reside, Thuringia, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany Bauersachs is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Bauersachs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bauersachs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bauersachs last name rose 839 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bauersachs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bauersachs surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Bauersachs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,547 USD per year.

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