Joachim History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Joachim

What does the name Joachim mean?

The Joachim surname comes from the personal name Joachim, which is derived ultimately from the Hebrew given name "Yoyakim." According to legend, this was the name of the father of the Virgin Mary.

Early Origins of the Joachim family

The surname Joachim was first found in Brandenburg.

Early History of the Joachim family

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Joachim Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Joachim, Jocham, Yoachim, Yocham, Yochum, Yoakam and others.

Early Notables of the Joachim family

Notables of the time with the name Joachim included

Georg Joachim, sixteenth century Swiss astronomer and mathematician

Joachim Ranking

In the United States, the name Joachim is the 16,129^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Joachim is ranked the 3,967^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Joachim migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Joachim Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fried Joachim, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 3
Friedrich Joachim, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1764 3
Erhard Joachim, who arrived in America in 1778 3

Joachim Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Joachim, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1840 3
Maria Joachim, aged 4, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1876 3
Wilhelmina Joachim, aged 23, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1876 3
Adam Joachim, aged 27, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1876 3
Christian Joachim, aged 2, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1876 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Joachim (post 1700) +

Benoît Joachim (b. 1976), American professional cyclist
Irene Joachim (1913-2001), Classical musician (French-born), grand-daughter of Joseph Joachim
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), Hungarian violinist
Hans Joachim Lauck (b. 1937), German Minister for Heavy Plant and Machinery Construction
Hans Joachim Specht (1936-2024), German experimental particle and nuclear physicist and university professor at the Heidelberg University
Hans Joachim Meyer (1936-2024), German politician who served in the de Maizière cabinet as the last East German Minister for Education and the Arts
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926-2002), German Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany) from 1974 until his death in 2002
Bernd Joachim Uhl (1946-2023), German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (2001-2018)
Baron Carl Joachim Hambro (1807-1877), Danish banker, founder of Hambros Bank, one of the United Kingdom's largest investment banks
Kurt Joachim Sommerfeld, German engineer who developed Sommerfeld Tracking, a lightweight wire mesh type of prefabricated airfield surface used by the American and British forces during World War II

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)