Bruggemann Surname
Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname
Bruggemann 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.
Bruggemann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 388 | 1:551,738 | 20,643 |
| United States | 387 | 1:936,586 | 70,075 |
| Australia | 316 | 1:85,429 | 9,880 |
| Netherlands | 140 | 1:120,623 | 18,951 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Brüggemann (19,420) are calculated separately.
Bruggemann 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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Bruggemann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruggemann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruggemann is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Brüggemann. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruggemann? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bruggemann is the 261,614th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,858,364 people. The surname Bruggemann occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Bruggemann reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Bruggemann is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 551,738. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 75 percent are found, Paraná, where 8 percent are found and São Paulo, where 5 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.
Bruggemann Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bruggemann surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Bruggemann earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning R 216,480 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.87% more than the national average, earning $61,544 CAD per year.
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