Brueggemann Surname

199,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brueggemann Surname User-submission:

This is a German topographic surname, denoting someone who lived near a bridge; it is also a metonymic occupational surname, denoting for a bridge keeper or street paver.

Brueggemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5901:227,96222,009
Germany3731:215,83224,348
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England131:4,286,005132,302
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Brueggemann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German topographic surname, denoting someone who lived near a bridge; it is also a metonymic occupational surname, denoting for a bridge keeper or street paver.

- wendy_williams

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

- deleted-173293

Name for someone who lived near a bridge or a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper or street paver.

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Brueggemann Last Name Facts

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

Brueggemann is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brueggemann.

How Common Is The Last Name Brueggemann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,526th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,481,866 people. Brueggemann is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Brueggemann are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,590 people, or 1 in 227,962. In The United States Brueggemann is primarily found in: Illinois, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Brueggemann is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Brueggemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brueggemann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brueggemann surname rose 2,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brueggemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brueggemann last name are 16.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brueggemann earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.08% more than the national average, earning $62,638 CAD per year.

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