Brugman Surname
Approximately 5,744 people bear this surname
Brugman Surname User-submission:
The Brugman surname means 'bridgeman'.
The Netherlands is criss-crossed by waterways, and those waterways are criss-crossed by bridges. Many of those bridges needed to be manually raised and lowered to allow watercraft to pass. The Bridgemen, Brugmannen were the people who managed those bridges and the safe passage of people and goods.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,715 | 1:4,546 | 457 |
| United States | 1,123 | 1:322,760 | 29,402 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| Indonesia | 145 | 1:912,063 | 68,055 |
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Uruguay | 63 | 1:54,472 | 5,995 |
| Peru | 45 | 1:706,314 | 16,453 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Brügman (11) are calculated separately.
Brugman Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Brugman surname means 'bridgeman'.
The Netherlands is criss-crossed by waterways, and those waterways are criss-crossed by bridges. Many of those bridges needed to be manually raised and lowered to allow watercraft to pass. The Bridgemen, Brugmannen were the people who managed those bridges and the safe passage of people and goods.
- xenomorphBrugman Demographics
Average Male Brugman Height
174.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brugman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brugman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brugman (Russian: Бругман) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Brügman. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brugman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 84,152nd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,268,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Brugman live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,715 people, or 1 in 4,546. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 25 percent are found, Gelderland, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Brugman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brugman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brugman surname rose 1,872 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brugman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brugman surname are 13.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.45% being registered with the political party.
The amount Brugman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning 493,495 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,027 per year; in South Africa they earn 222.55% more than the national average, earning R 766,512 per year; in United States they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $49,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $52,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brügman | 95 | 11 | / |
| Brugmann | 93 | 454 | / |
| Bruggman | 93 | 368 | / |
| Bruegman | 93 | 153 | / |
| Brougman | 93 | 4 | / |
| Brughman | 93 | 3 | / |
| Brugmand | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bruggmann | 88 | 1,332 | / |
| Broughman | 88 | 1,065 | / |
| Bruegmann | 88 | 131 | / |
| Brueggman | 88 | 78 | / |
| Braughman | 88 | 9 | / |
| Brigman | 86 | 4,361 | / |
| Brogman | 86 | 4 | / |
| Brugmam | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brueggmann | 82 | 55 | / |
| Brügmann | 80 | 2,469 | / |
| Briggman | 80 | 375 | / |
| Brigmann | 80 | 122 | / |
| Broegman | 80 | 34 | / |
| Briegman | 80 | 14 | / |
| Brighman | 80 | 9 | / |
| Broghman | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brigmanė | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bricgman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brogmann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Broogman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brüggmann | 75 | 764 | / |
| Briegmann | 75 | 106 | / |
| Briggmann | 75 | 18 | / |
| Broegmann | 75 | 6 | / |
| Brigmon | 71 | 313 | / |
| Briggmon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vroegman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brigmohun | 63 | 22 | / |
Brugman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brugman in the Russian language | ||
| Бругман | brugman | - |
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Footnotes
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