Bachmann is a surname of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. 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 Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...

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 peasan ...

(recorded 1555).

Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle L ...

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 part ...

Canton of Zürich The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...

: 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 A ...

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 Jakob Huldreich Bachmann (21 November 1843, in Stettfurt – 26 August 1915) was a Swiss politician, President of the Swiss National Council (1895/1896) and President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President ...

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 canto ...

: 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 "doctrinal ...

and

Zug , neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri , twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina) Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...

from 1359. Several

reeves Reeves may refer to: People * Reeves (surname) * B. Reeves Eason (1886–1956), American director, actor and screenwriter * Reeves Nelson (born 1991), American basketball player Places ;Ireland * Reeves, County Kildare, townland in County K ...

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 of ...

: 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 Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

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 Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (9 December 1652 – 20 December 1723), also known as August Bachmann or A. Q. Bachmann, was a German physician and botanist who helped to develop better ways of classifying plants. Life and work Rivinus was born in L ...

, German physician and botanist (1652–1723) also known as

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (9 December 1652 – 20 December 1723), also known as August Bachmann or A. Q. Bachmann, was a German physician and botanist who helped to develop better ways of classifying plants. Life and work Rivinus was born in Le ...

Barbara Bachmann Barbara Joyce Bachmann (May 16, 1924 – January 31, 1999) was a lecturer at Yale University, UC Berkeley, Columbia and NYU, and is best known as director of the ''E. coli'' Genetic Stock Center and for publishing editions of the standard ...

(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 Carolin Bachmann (born 3 September 1988 in Freiberg) is a German politician from Alternative for Germany (AfD). She has been Member of the German Bundestag for Mittelsachsen in Saxony since 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise ...

(born 1988), German politician *

Eric Bachmann Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is disti ...

(born 1970), American musician / producer *

Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann (6 June 1856 – after 1916), was a medical practitioner and naturalist. Bachmann was born in Lissa, present-day Leszno, Poland. studied in Breslau with Adolf Engler and in Würzburg where he was awarded an M.D. in 18 ...

, German medical and naturalist (1850-1937) *

Heinz Bachmann Heinz Bachmann (born 1924) is a mathematician who worked at the Eidgenössische Sternwarte (federal observatory) in Zürich. He introduced the Bachmann–Howard ordinal and ordinal collapsing function In mathematical logic and set theory, an ordina ...

, 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 fa ...

, 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 pri ...

, 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 an ...

, 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 Gardes Suisses, Swiss Guards during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792. Family Karl Joseph ...

(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 ha ...

(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 U.S. representative for from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for President of the United States in the 20 ...

(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 military ...

(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 th ...

, 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 (''GlaubeLiebeTod ...

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 p ...

(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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