Brueggeman Surname

229,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brueggeman Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting a person that guarded or lived by a bridge, literally 'bridgeman' in English.

Brueggeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7431:207,95120,360
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Brueggeman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a person that guarded or lived by a bridge, literally 'bridgeman' in English.

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Brueggeman Last Name Facts

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

Brueggeman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brueggeman? popularity and diffusion

Brueggeman is the 229,425th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,126,583 people. The surname Brueggeman is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Brueggeman live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,743 people, or 1 in 207,951. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Brueggeman occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Brueggeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brueggeman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brueggeman last name grew 1,726 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brueggeman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brueggeman last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Brueggeman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.91% less than the national average, earning $38,299 CAD per year.

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