van Bruggen Surname

122,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bruggen Surname Definition:

From place name (Bruges) in Belgium.

van Bruggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,1861:5,300554
Australia1241:217,70720,896
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Canada591:624,50251,218
Sweden171:579,22142,433
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van Bruggen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name (Bruges) in Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Bruggen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Bruggen occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 122,500th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,952,719 people. The last name van Bruggen is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of van Bruggen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,186 people, or 1 in 5,300. In The Netherlands van Bruggen is most numerous in: South Holland, where 22 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

van Bruggen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Bruggen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Bruggen last name increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Bruggen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Bruggen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning R 252,720 per year; in United States they earn 142.62% more than the national average, earning $104,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Bruggen9113/
van Bruen900/
van Brogen8610/
van Breen80271/
van Brien8016/
van Bruin802/
van Braun801/
van Breun801/
van Broen801/
van Brawen763/
van Bruchem73718/
von Braun70269/
von Broen7012/
Von-Braun606/
Von-Breen603/
Von-Broen601/
von Braum601/

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