Brucker Surname

50,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Brucker Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Brucker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7131:21,6822,881
United States3,6071:100,48811,156
France1,8311:36,2774,444
Austria4221:20,1793,137
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
England261:2,143,00282,017
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Israel171:503,39037,521
Norway161:321,39331,311
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:134,27512,787

The alternate forms: Brücker (1,815) are calculated separately.

Brucker (39) may also be a first name.

Brucker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brucker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brucker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brucker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Brücker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brucker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,250th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 713,276 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Brucker live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brucker is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Brucker is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,713 people, or 1 in 21,682. In Germany Brucker is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 57 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and France, where 18 percent reside.

Brucker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brucker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brucker surname rose 964 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brucker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brucker last name are 12.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.27% registered with the party.

The amount Brucker earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.6% more than the national average, earning 451,967 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $48,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brücker951,815/
Breucker93421/
Bruecker93233/
Broucker9389/
Bruycker9330/
Bruscker939/
Braucker932/
Bruckker931/
Bruker92475/
Brucer9256/
Bruyckere8816/
Bruschker881/
Bruijcker881/
Brauckert881/
Brouckert881/
Bricker8611,429/
Brocker863,511/
Breuker862,167/
Brucher861,211/
Brouker8696/
Brueker8685/
Brauker8674/
Brukker8669/
Brukier8614/
Bruiker860/
Braucer860/
Bruckerová824/
Brouckeart822/
Bruckerova821/
Broecker801,110/
Braucher80466/
Brückert8053/
Broocker8048/
Broucher8044/
Bruccher808/
Briecker801/
Broccker801/
Brickeer801/
Brukkert801/
Broukert801/
Brockher801/
Breukert800/
Broker773,011/
Briker77425/
Brüker7770/
Bróker771/
D'Bricker751/
Brooker7121,266/
Broeker711,992/
Brücher711,754/
Brikker71132/
Briquer7149/
Brieker7115/
Brokker717/
Brockjr712/
Broukre711/
Brokher711/
Brokier711/
Bruycre711/
Brockir711/
Brutshcher711/
Brickjr711/
Brückerová711/
Brikeur711/
Bhroker710/
Braucir710/
Brokeir710/
Bricquer6726/
Briquier6714/
Brotsker679/

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Brucker Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brucker
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