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

Pacher, 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 Pacher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pacher in America

Pacher is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pacher surname appeared 119 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 Pacher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pacher 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 Pacher

The surname Pacher originated in Germany, where it first emerged in the 14th century. It is derived from the German word "pachen," which means "to rent or lease." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a tenant farmer or leaseholder.

The earliest known record of the Pacher surname dates back to 1361 in the town of Augsburg, Bavaria. In this document, a certain Johannes Pacher is mentioned as a landowner and farmer. Over the following centuries, the name spread across various regions of Germany, including Saxony, Thuringia, and Silesia.

One of the most notable historical figures with the Pacher surname was Michael Pacher, a renowned Austrian painter and sculptor who lived from around 1435 to 1498. He is best known for his altarpieces and wood carvings, particularly the St. Wolfgang Altarpiece, which is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic art.

Another prominent individual was Georg Pacher, a 16th-century German mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Nuremberg in 1499 and made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and cartography, publishing several works on celestial observation and map-making.

In the 17th century, Johann Pacher (1616-1701) was a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister at the court of the Dukes of Saxe-Weimar. He composed numerous sacred works, including masses, motets, and cantatas, which were widely performed during his lifetime.

The Pacher surname also appears in historical records from the 18th century. For instance, Johann Georg Pacher (1730-1805) was a German jurist and legal scholar who taught at the University of Leipzig and authored several influential treatises on civil law.

In the 19th century, Carl Pacher (1857-1936) was an Austrian painter and illustrator known for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life in the Tyrolean Alps. His works were exhibited in major galleries across Europe and are now held in various museum collections.

While the Pacher surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other countries through immigration and migration. However, the historical records and notable figures mentioned above demonstrate the longstanding presence and significance of this name in German-speaking regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pacher

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

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

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