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Bach Name Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle High German bach ‘stream’. This surname is established throughout central Europe and in Scandinavia, not just in Germany. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’. English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English bache. Welsh: distinguishing epithet from Welsh bach ‘little’, ‘small’. Norwegian: Americanized spelling of the topographic name Bakk(e) ‘hillside’ (see Bakke). Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the personal name Bach, a pet form of Bartomolaeus (Polish Bartlomiej, Czech Bartolomej, Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew) or possibly in some cases of Baltazar or Sebastian).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Back, Beach, Mach, Buch, Bache, Brach, Pach, Hach, Lach, Bacha

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Bach Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Bach name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Bach. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    38%

  • Germanic Europe

    17%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    15%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    7%

  • European Jewish

    4%

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Bach Family Origin

Where is the Bach family from?

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You can see how Bach families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bach family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bach families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 49 Bach families living in Warwickshire. This was about 14% of all the recorded Bach's in the UK. Warwickshire had the highest population of Bach families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bach surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Bach Family Occupations

What did your Bach ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Farmer, Draper and Glass Blower were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bach. The most common Bach occupation in the UK was Farmer. 13% of Bach's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Bach family was Watchmaker.

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  • Farmer

    13%

  • Draper

    3%

  • Glass Blower

    3%

  • Watchmaker

    3%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bach ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Bach Historical Records

What Bach family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 60,000 census records available for the last name Bach. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bach census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 19,000 immigration records available for the last name Bach. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 31,000 military records available for the last name Bach. For the veterans among your Bach ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Bach Life Expectancy

What is the average Bach lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Bach life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Bach in 1940 was 38, and 77 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bach ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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