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

Lachman, 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 Lachman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lachman in America

Lachman is the 18137th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lachman surname appeared 1,535 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lachman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lachman 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 Lachman

The surname LACHMAN is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German words "lahhe" meaning "stream" or "brook," and "man" meaning "man." It likely originated in the 13th or 14th century as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name LACHMAN can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Brandenburg region of Germany, dated around 1375. The name appears as "Lacheman" in a document referring to a landowner or tenant.

In the 16th century, the name LACHMAN is mentioned in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of various German towns and villages, indicating its widespread use across different regions. Notable examples include Johann LACHMAN, born in 1542 in Nuremberg, and Hans LACHMAN, born in 1568 in Augsburg.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name LACHMAN can be found in various records and documents across Germany, such as tax rolls, guild registers, and legal proceedings. One notable individual was Johann Friedrich LACHMAN, a Lutheran theologian and philosopher born in 1635 in Hildesheim.

In the 19th century, the LACHMAN surname gained prominence with several notable figures. One example is Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm LACHMANN, a German philologist and critic born in 1793 in Braunschweig, who made significant contributions to the study of ancient and medieval texts.

Another notable individual from this period was Friedrich LACHMANN, a German jurist and politician born in 1832 in Braunschweig, who served as the Minister of Justice for the German Empire in the late 19th century.

While the name LACHMAN has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. However, the earliest recorded instances and historical references predominantly originate from various regions of Germany, reflecting its Germanic origins and the surname's evolution over centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lachman

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

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 Lachman 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 Lachman 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 Lachman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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