van Brugge Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Brugge Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who lived at, or near, the bridge.

van Brugge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: van Brügge (1) are calculated separately.

van Brugge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who lived at, or near, the bridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

van Brugge Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Brugge is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: van Brügge. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van Brugge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,020,242nd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of van Brugge live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Brugge is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 88,415. In The Netherlands van Brugge is most numerous in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 32 percent live and North Brabant, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

van Brugge Last Name Statistics demography

van Brugge earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Brügge971/
van Brugghe9536/
van Breuze803/
van Brause800/
van Bree782,974/
van Brie781/
van Bruchey761/
von Brause702/
van Vrey675/
Van-Bree672/
von Brau670/
von Braud631/
von Brauch601/
von Broich5016/

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