Bachman Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Bachman is best understood alongside Bachmann: both are German spellings of a single family name. At root, the name means “one who lived by a stream”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Other spellings include Bachmeier.
• Bachman drops the “n” of Bachmann, a simplification that clerks often made.

Heraldry and the Bachman name

Arms linked to Bachmann and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Bachman family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.