Bruckner Surname

35,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Bruckner Surname Definition:

“Bridge Builder” in Old German. Also “One living near a Bridge”.

Bruckner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,8651:1,750134
United States3,9341:92,13510,356
Germany3,3141:24,2933,223
Bolivia4791:22,1641,737
Hungary4131:23,7682,641
France2441:272,22441,905
Australia2271:118,92413,128
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Czechia1581:67,30011,292
Israel1301:65,8288,216
Canada1191:309,62728,530
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
England921:605,63136,119
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Italy691:886,32966,402
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Finland81:687,08836,047
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

The alternate forms: Brückner (28,230) & Brűckner (12) are calculated separately.

Bruckner (48) may also be a first name.

Bruckner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Bridge Builder” in Old German. Also “One living near a Bridge”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

Bruckner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruckner is most common in Austria. It may be rendered as: Brückner or Brűckner. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruckner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bruckner is the 35,822nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 494,775 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bruckner are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bruckner is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

Bruckner is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 4,865 people, or 1 in 1,750. In Austria it is most frequent in: Lower Austria, where 42 percent are found, Vienna, where 29 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Austria Bruckner is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Bruckner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bruckner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,022 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bruckner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bruckner are 14.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bruckner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.31% more than the national average, earning R 385,704 per year; in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $51,562 CAD per year.

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