Surname Bachschmidt - Meaning and Origin

Bachschmidt: What does the surname Bachschmidt mean?

The last name Bachschmidt is a German name meaning "bach," which is a German word for a creek or small stream, combined with the surname Schmidt, meaning "smith," or "metalworker." The name is likely derived from an ancestor who was a metalworker located near a creek or stream, and the descendant families of this ancestor eventually adopted the combined name.

Bachschmidt is a rather common surname in Germany, and can most often be found in the German states of Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Lower Saxony. There is also a small number of people who emigrated from these states in the 19th century and took the name to other countries, including America. As a result, the surname can also be found in America, England, Canada, Australia, and many other countries.

The Bachschmidt families are traditionally of the Protestant faith, commonly either Lutheran or Reformed. These churches were particularly influential in the 19th century, when many of the emigrants left Germany to create new lives in new countries. Some of these people took the name Bachschmidt with them, and the name can still be found around the world today.

Bachschmidt: Where does the name Bachschmidt come from?

The last name Bachschmidt is most commonly found in the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In Germany alone, there were about 440 people in 2020 who are registered with the name Bachschmidt.

In terms of distribution of the name across the three countries, it is most commonly found in Germany where over 30% of the individuals bearing the name live. It is not as prevalent in Austria, where only a small fraction of the population have the name Bachschmidt. The situation in Switzerland is similar.

When considering the regional distribution within a country, the individual bearing the name Bachschmidt is mostly registered from Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, Vienna in Austria, and Basel-City and Zurich in Switzerland.

Finally, there are about 530 Bachschmidts who are also registered in the United States according to the 2020 American Community Survey. This number must be taken with a grain of salt, though, since the American society is very culturally diverse and can include individuals of different origins, who may have changed their surname.

Overall, Bachschmidt is a relatively rare surname, but it is most popular in the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the United States.

Variations of the surname Bachschmidt

The surname Bachschmidt is an alternative spelling of the German last name Bachschmid. In Germany, the name is most commonly spelled Bachschmid while in the United States it is usually spelled Bachschmidt.

The Bachschmidt surname has many variants including Bachschmied, Bachschmid, Bächschmidt, Bacchschmidt, Bacschmidt, Bachschmiedt, Bakshmid, Becker-Schmidt, Beckerschmidt, and Beckerstmidt. It is also occasionally spelled as Baxmid, Baxschmid, Bacshmid, Bachtmid, Bakshmidt, Beckermidt, and Beckerstmid.

The surname Bachschmidt is derived from the German word “bach”, which means stream, and “schmidt”, which means smith. Thus, Bachschmidt literally translates into Stream Smith. It was commonly used in German villages during the Middle Ages as a descriptive surname to refer to the occupation of a blacksmith in the community.

In addition to the many variants of Bachschmidt, there are several surnames of similar origin such as Bachmeister, Bachmann, Beckermann, Beckers, Beckerzug, Baach, and Beckes. These surnames were used to denote a smith who lived near a stream or creek.

Finally, there are many Americanized versions of the surname, such as Bachelor, Baleshmidt, Beauchamp, Bauchamp, Beetchamp, Beltchamp, and Beutkemp. These spellings are likely the result of intentional or unintentional phonetic changes that occurred when the surname arrived in the United States.

Famous people with the name Bachschmidt

• Ulrich Bachschmidt: German actor
• Suzanna Bachschmidt: American wildlife photographer
• Marlene Bachschmidt: Swiss mountaineer
• Werner Bachschmidt: German composer
• Lionel Bachschmidt: German entrepreneur
• Carsten Bachschmidt: German Lutheran Bishop
• Hugo Bachschmidt: German industrialist
• Ignaz Bachschmidt: German organ-builder
• Hans-Jörg Bachschmidt: German physicist and professor
• Ulrike Bachschmidt: German author and artist

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