Show ContentsYoachim History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Yoachim 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 Yoachim family

The surname Yoachim was first found in Brandenburg.

Early History of the Yoachim family

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Yoachim Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Yoachim family

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Migration of the Yoachim family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johan Joachem, a Palatine, who arrived in London, England between 1709 and 1710; Michael Yoachum, a Huguenot who arrived in who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748.


Contemporary Notables of the name Yoachim (post 1700) +

  • Bernard Yoachim, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1938 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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