Bruinsma Surname

69,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bruinsma Surname User-submission:

Bruins means 'bear'. It came from the Dutch and people who wore brown were called bruins.

Bruinsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,0621:3,336292
United States9321:388,90434,194
Canada3971:92,81010,160
Australia2681:100,73011,375
Brazil2291:934,82233,394
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Belgium321:359,27039,406
England301:1,857,26974,552
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bruinsma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bruins means 'bear'. It came from the Dutch and people who wore brown were called bruins.

- bruins999

Bruinsma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bruinsma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bruinsma is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruinsma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,487th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,022,240 people. The last name Bruinsma occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bruinsma are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,062 people, or 1 in 3,336. In The Netherlands Bruinsma is primarily found in: Friesland, where 28 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Bruinsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bruinsma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bruinsma last name grew 13,314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bruinsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bruinsma are 30.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bruinsma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,892 CAD per year.

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