Bacher surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bacher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,994 people carried this name — #14,854 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,995).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 744 people named Bacher.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Loire 190
Bas-Rhin 186
Haut-Rhin 68
Ardèche 42
Paris 38
Vosges 37
Moselle 35
Meurthe-et-Moselle 16

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

713 people named Bacher live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 143
Bern 143
Aargau 98
Lucerne 59
Obwalden 37
Basel-Landschaft 31
Solothurn 30
Zug 30

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 106 people named Bacher live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 55
Misiones 29
Buenos Aires Province 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

69 people named Bacher have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 39
Lublin 8
Lesser Poland 8
Masovian 6
West Pomeranian 4
Podlaskie 2
Holy Cross 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Bacher in American newspapers,
1898.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Bacher
The Anaconda Standard 1898-03-29
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Bacher
The Anaconda Standard 1898-06-18
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Bacher
The Anaconda Standard 1898-07-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,034 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bacher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kathrin Bacher d. 2022
  • Gideon Bacher 1565–1619 · architect
  • Bartolomeo Bacher 1726–1813 · Catholic bishop
  • Alexandre-André-Philippe-Frédéric Bacher 1730–1807 · writer
  • Théobald Bacher 1748–1813 · military personnel
  • Joseph Bacher 1803–1868 · jurist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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