Brucks Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brucks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brucks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8431:429,96337,116
Germany3331:241,75826,460
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Brücks (39) are calculated separately.

Brucks (11) may also be a first name.

Brucks Last Name Facts

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

Brucks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Brücks. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brucks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brucks is the 279,656th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Brucks are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 843 people, or 1 in 429,963. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Brucks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brucks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brucks last name rose 703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brucks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brucks surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.5% registered with the party.

The amount Brucks earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning $37,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brücks9439/
Braucks92177/
Bruecks9296/
Bruckse929/
Brucksh921/
Broucks920/
Bruks911,190/
Brucksch86432/
Brocks832,738/
Bricks83634/
Bruchs8382/
Brauks8342/
Braucs8320/
Brukås8319/
Brouks836/
Brueks831/
Bruksh831/
Bruiks830/
Brusks830/
Broocks77517/
Broecks77124/
Bruksch77123/
Bruksås7798/
Braukst774/
Braukss771/
Brucsse770/
Broks731,496/
Briks73356/
Brukx7374/
Brugs7319/
Brocs7315/
Brocksch7193/
Breuksch7188/
Broekcks711/
Bruksova711/
Brooks67446,904/
Briksh671,325/
Broeks67657/
Brichs67167/
Brroks6742/
Brockx6733/
Brucce6725/
Broksø6722/
Brickx6715/
Brokås6713/
Brokks6713/
Broukx6712/
Broksh6712/
Broksz6710/
Broocs676/
Bruggs674/
Brickz674/
Bricsh674/
Brieks672/
Brocsh671/
Brikks671/
Brugss671/
Brukch671/

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Brucks Reference & Research

Brooks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Brooks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brucks
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