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.
- deleted-173293Bruggeman Demographics
Average Male Bruggeman Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bruggeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruggeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bruggeman occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as: Brüggeman. For other possible spellings of Bruggeman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruggeman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bruggeman is the 51,253rd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,536 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Bruggeman live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Bruggeman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,393 people, or 1 in 106,826. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Bruggeman is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 27 percent live.
Bruggeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bruggeman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruggeman last name rose 1,482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruggeman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bruggeman are 22.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.36% being registered with the political 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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