Find out how popular the last name Dachs is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dachs.

Dachs, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dachs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dachs in America

Dachs is the 83834th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dachs surname appeared 224 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dachs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dachs to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dachs

The surname DACHS has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "dahs," which means "badger." This suggests that the name may have been originally a nickname or occupation name for someone who hunted or worked with badgers.

The earliest known bearer of the name was Rudolf Dachs, who was mentioned in a document from the town of Goslar in Lower Saxony in 1186. Another early record is from the city of Mainz in 1273, where a certain Hermannus Dachse was listed as a landowner.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various spellings, such as Dachse, Dachsen, and Dachsser, across different regions of Germany. One notable figure from this period was Johann Dachser, a prominent merchant from Augsburg who was involved in the textile trade with Italy (c. 1320-1385).

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the name spread to other parts of Europe, including Switzerland and Austria. In the Swiss city of Basel, there was a family of goldsmiths called Dachsen, who were active from the late 15th century to the mid-16th century.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname DACHS was Johann Dachser (1567-1638), a German Jesuit priest and philosopher who taught at the University of Ingolstadt. He published several works on logic and metaphysics, including "Philosophia naturalis" (1618).

Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich Dachse (1756-1817), a German theologian and author who wrote extensively on the history of the Reformation and the life of Martin Luther.

In the 19th century, the surname DACHS was present in various parts of Germany, as well as in regions with German immigrant communities, such as the United States and Russia. One example is Johann Georg Dachs (1815-1888), a German-American Lutheran pastor and educator who served as the first president of the German English School Association in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dachs

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dachs.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dachs was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dachs has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dachs was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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