Bruggeman Surname
Approximately 10,003 people bear this surname
Bruggeman 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.
Bruggeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,393 | 1:106,826 | 11,713 |
| Netherlands | 2,869 | 1:5,886 | 635 |
| Belgium | 2,748 | 1:4,184 | 461 |
| France | 508 | 1:130,753 | 19,988 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:219,296 | 18,666 |
The alternate forms: Brüggeman (5) are calculated separately.
Bruggeman (10) may also be a first name.
Bruggeman 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_williamsThis is a German surname, denoting a person that guarded or lived by a bridge, literally 'bridgeman' in English.
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Bruggeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruggeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruggeman has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Brüggeman. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruggeman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bruggeman is the 51,253rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,536 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Bruggeman are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,393 people, or 1 in 106,826. In The United States Bruggeman is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Bruggeman exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 27 percent live.
Bruggeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bruggeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruggeman last name expanded 1,482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruggeman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bruggeman last name are 22.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bruggeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.01% more than the national average, earning R 489,552 per year; in United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,226 CAD per year.
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Bruggeman Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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