Bachmann Explained

For other uses see Bachmann (disambiguation).

Bachmann is a surname of Switzerland and Germany. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook (Bach), such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near Hinwil or Dürnten (recorded 1387), or the "Hof zum Bach" near Richterswil (recorded 1555).

Low German variants of the name include ; .

Switzerland

There are three main lines of Bachmann families in Switzerland,

Canton of Thurgau/Canton of Zürich: Attested from 1361 at Stettfurt and Thundorf. Protestants since the Swiss Reformation, this branch came to riches trading wine and linen during the 18th century. Jakob Huldreich Bachmann was a national councillor and a federal judge. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723041512/http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannq.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110723041639/http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmanno.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100106230654/http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannb.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110723041731/http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannc.htm
Canton of Zug

attested in Menzingen and Zug from 1359. Several reeves and city councillors in the 15th to 16th century.

Canton of Glarus

this branch moved into Glarus from the Linth plain in the 17th century, and occupied a number of political and military offices in Glarus in the 18th to 19th centuries.https://web.archive.org/web/20080820024400/http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannd.htm

Germany

A Bachmann family of Bohemia is attested as bearing arms in the 15th century. Their coat of arms displays two linden leaves.

North America

The name is often anglicized to Bachman in North America, and sometimes as Baughman.

People

August Bachmann, German physician and botanist (1652–1723) also known as Augustus Quirinus Rivinus
Barbara Bachmann (1924–1999), American biologist
Carl G. Bachmann (1890–1980), United States Congress Representative
Carolin Bachmann (born 1988), German politician
Eric Bachmann (born 1970), American musician / producer
Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann (1850-1937), German medical and naturalist
Heinz Bachmann (1924–2022), American mathematician
Ida Bachmann (1900–1995), Danish librarian and journalist
Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973), Austrian poet and author
John Bachmann (1814–1996), Swiss lithographer and artist
Josef Bachmann (1945–1970), German would-be assassin
Joseph Siegmund Bachmann (1754–1825), German organist and composer
Karl Josef von Bachmann (1734–1792), Swiss aristocrat and general
Lutz Bachmann (born 1973), German far-right activist, founder of PEGIDA
Michele Bachmann (born 1956), member of the U.S. Congress from Minnesota
Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1740–1831), Swiss nobleman and general
Paul Bachmann (1837–1920), German mathematician
René Bachmann, (born 1967) also known as Robert Flux, German guitar player and music producer, member of the band OOMPH!
Ramona Bachmann (born 1990), Swiss football (soccer) player
Werner Emmanuel Bachmann (1901–1951), U.S. chemist

References

Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz