Bachmann is a surname of Switzerland and

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. 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 Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as ''Hunichinwilari'', in a donation made by Bea ...

Dürnten Dürnten is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Dürnten is first mentioned between 743 and 747 as ''Tunriude''. Geography Dürnten has an area of . Of this area, 60.4% is used for agricu ...

(recorded 1387), or the "Hof zum Bach" near

Richterswil Richterswil ( Swiss German: ''Richtischwiil'' ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Richtliswile''. During the 17th Century, a series of peas ...

(recorded 1555).

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variants of the name include ''; ''.

Switzerland

There are three main lines of Bachmann families in Switzerland, *

Canton of Thurgau Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is pa ...

/ Canton of Zürich: Attested from 1361 at

Stettfurt Stettfurt is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Stettfurt is first mentioned in 827 as ''Stetivurt''. Until 1817, it was part of the municipality of Matzingen. In the 9th Century, the ...

and Thundorf. Protestants since the

Swiss Reformation The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate, Mark Reust, and the population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matte ...

, this branch came to riches trading wine and linen during the 18th century. Jakob Huldreich Bachmann was a national councillor and a federal judge

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Canton of Zug The canton of Zug, also Zoug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: , rm, Chantun Zug, french: Canton de Zoug, it, Canton Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At the ...

: attested in

Menzingen Menzingen is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. History Menzingen is first mentioned around 1217-22 as ''Meincingin''. The traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X, which is said to have broken with the Vatican over "doctrina ...

and

Zug Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo rm, Zug New Latin: ''Tugium'')named in the 16th century is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug in Switzerland. Its name originates from the fishing vocabulary ...

from 1359. Several reeves and city councillors in the 15th to 16th century. *

Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority ...

: this branch moved into Glarus from the

Linth The Linth (pronounced "lint") is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about in length. The water power of the Linth ...

plain in the 17th century, and occupied a number of political and military offices in Glarus in the 18th to 19th centurie

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 (died 1999), American biologist *

Carl G. Bachmann Carl G. Bachmann (May 14, 1890 – January 22, 1980) was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia. Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann; three of his grandparents were German immigrants. In 1 ...

, United States Congress Representative (1890–1980) * Carolin Bachmann (born 1988), German politician * Eric Bachmann (born 1970), American musician / producer * Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann, German medical and naturalist (1850-1937) * Heinz Bachmann, mathematician (born 1924) *

Ingeborg Bachmann Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. Biography Bachmann was born in Klagenfurt, in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the daughter of Olga (née Haas) and Matthias Bachmann, a schoolteacher. Her f ...

, Austrian poet and author (1926–73) *

John Bachmann John Bachmann, Sr. (1814–1896) was a Swiss-born lithographer and artist best known for his bird's-eye views, especially of New York City. He was a journeyman lithographic artist in Switzerland and Paris until 1847. His first known American pr ...

, Swiss lithographer and artist (1814–96) *

Josef Bachmann Josef Erwin Bachmann (12 October 1944 – 24 February 1970) became widely known in Germany for his assassination attempt on the Marxist activist Rudi Dutschke, firing three bullets at him, on 11 April 1968. Bachmann was convicted of the attack ...

, German would-be assassin (1945–70) *

Joseph Siegmund Bachmann Joseph Siegmund Bachmann (monastic name Sixtus Bachmann; 18 July 1754 – 18 October 1825) was a German organist and composer. Musically talented at an early age, he had an organ-playing competition in 1766 with the ten-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mo ...

(1754–1825), German organist and composer *

Karl Josef von Bachmann Karl Joseph Anton Leodegar von Bachmann (3 March 1734 – 3 September 1792) was a Swiss mercenary in French service, best known as the commander of the Swiss Guards during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792. Family Karl Joseph von Bachmann wa ...

(1734–1792), Swiss aristocrat and general *

Lutz Bachmann Lutz Bachmann (born 26 January 1973) is the founder of the Pegida movement, a far-right German political organisation linked to the anti-Muslim counter-jihad ideology. History Personal life Born in 1973 in Dresden, East Germany, Bachmann had ...

(born 1973), German far-right activist, founder of PEGIDA *

Michele Bachmann Michele Marie Bachmann (; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

(born 1956), member of the U.S. Congress from Minnesota *

Niklaus Franz von Bachmann Niklaus Leodegar Franz Ignaz von Bachmann ( Näfels, 27 March 1740 – Näfels, 11 February 1831), was a Swiss general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Family and early life He was born in an aristocratic Swiss family of long-standing militar ...

(1740–1831), Swiss nobleman and general *

Paul Bachmann Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann (22 June 1837 – 31 March 1920) was a German mathematician. Life Bachmann studied mathematics at the university of his native city of Berlin and received his doctorate in 1862 for his thesis on group theory. He t ...

, German mathematician (1837–1920) * René Bachmann, (born 1967) also known as Robert Flux, German guitar player and music producer, member of the band

OOMPH! Oomph! is a German rock band from Wolfsburg, formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums ('' GlaubeLiebeTo ...

Ramona Bachmann Ramona Bachmann (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Switzerland national team. Bachmann, who is from Malters, moved to Sweden aged 16 and ...

(born 1990), Swiss football (soccer) player *

Werner Emmanuel Bachmann Werner Emmanuel Bachmann (November 13, 1901 – March 22, 1951) was an American chemist. Bachmann was born in Detroit, Michigan where he studied chemistry and chemical engineering at Wayne State University and later at the University of Michiga ...

(1901–1951), U.S. chemist

References

Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz The ''Historical Dictionary of Switzerland'' is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. The encyclopedia is publish ...

{{surname, Bachmann German-language surnames Swiss-German surnames ru:Бахман (фамилия)

Switzerland

Germany

North America

People

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