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 Bruggeman Salary in
United States
$47,176 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Brüggeman. Click here for other possible spellings of Bruggeman.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruggeman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bruggeman is the 51,253rd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,536 people. The last name Bruggeman 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. Bruggeman is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The surname Bruggeman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,393 people, or 1 in 106,826. In The United States Bruggeman is most common in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Bruggeman is found 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 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 those bearing the Bruggeman last name are 22.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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