Fach is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fach
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning:

Variant of the Vacher. Old English vachery, from French vacherie, is a cow-house, or, in a more extended sense, a dairy. There are several minor places and farms in various parts of England called, in old deeds, La Vacherie. This surname is probably either a contraction of vachery, or an obsolete word meaning a person who superintended one-a cow keeper.

Variation of Vacher. Old English vachery, from French vacherie, is a cow-house, or, in a more extended sense, a dairy. There are several minor places and farms in various parts of England called, in old deeds, La Vacherie. This surname is probably either a contraction of vachery, or an obsolete word meaning a person who superintended one-a cow keeper.

How popular is Fach?

Fach is common in Germany, United States, Canada.

Fach is ranked 193014 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fachs plummeted by 21.01 per cent to 203 since 2000 and slipped by 19947 spots and ranked at 90853. The last name was found in merely 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.57 97.28
Hispanic or Latino 2.96 1.95
Fach is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Luxembourg. Around 2179 people have been found who wears Fach as their family name. Fach is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fach:
8,483 Germany1,214
Countries with hundreds of Fach:
82,994 United States313
25,472 Canada136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
86,003 France99
3,512 Cuba84
1,194 Luxembourg76
13,875 Switzerland57
58,421 Poland56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
114,769 Brazil50
105,421 England18
60,840 Belgium16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
72,658 Pakistan9

Immigrants to US

From Germany

21 years old Wilhelm Fach who was residing in France migrated to New York on February 14, 1851 by Leila put out from Havre. Heinrick Fach, aged 21, Joseph Fach, aged 17, Barbara Fach, Charles Fach, aged 19, 23 years old Sebastian Fach, 21 years old Valent. Fach, Ludwic Fach, aged 26, Antonia Fach (23) Farmer, Barbara Fach (9), Farmer Maria Fach, and 48 other Fach around 41.03% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and laborer, merchant, butcher migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg and London.

Fach Namesakes

  • Holger Fach, former German footballer

Fach Namesakes

  • Holger Fach, former German footballer

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