Brunker Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brunker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Brangard'; compare Brynjar.

Edyth Brungar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Bryngard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Bryngard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Brunker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8621:420,48636,437
Australia3081:87,64810,106
England1291:431,92329,000
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Israel291:295,09125,768
Wales281:110,5198,545
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales111:142,5835,610
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

The alternate forms: Brünker (169) are calculated separately.

Brunker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Brangard'; compare Brynjar.

Edyth Brungar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Bryngard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Bryngard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Aylwin Bringert, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1603. Edward Brouncker, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

— William Brouncker, Wiltshire: ibid.

1617. Henry Brounker, Middlesex: ibid.

1605. Buried — Dorothie Brunker: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brungar-Brown Spear [Old English brún, brown + gár, a spear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armorially identified with Brounker.

The Norman People (1874)

Brunker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brunker occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Brünker. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brunker is the 268,122nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,005,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Brunker live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brunker is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 420,486. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 8 percent live, Colorado, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Brunker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brunker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brunker surname grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brunker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brunker surname is primarily Anglican (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brunker are 17.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.2% being registered to vote for the party.

Brunker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brünker95169/
Brunkert9357/
Bruncker9314/
Brunåker9312/
Braunker931/
Brunke925,454/
Bruhnke86584/
Bruncke86129/
Braunke8635/
Brunkey8618/
Brunkes8613/
Brunkie8612/
Bronker863/
Brunket860/
Bruncher80110/
Brunkest803/
Broncker801/
Brunka77510/
Bronke77372/
Brunce7757/
Brünke7737/
Brunki7720/
Brunky774/
Brumke771/
Brounce7189/
Wronker7188/
Bronkie7169/
Bronkey7137/
Brunkyi714/
Brunche713/
Braunka711/
Brunkay710/
Bronquer6722/
Brunquet676/
Brunkhøj673/
Bronckey670/

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