van der Bruggen Surname
Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname
van der Bruggen Surname User-submission:
The surname van der Bruggen means 'from the bridges' in Dutch.
The oldest mention of this surname goes back to the 7th century.
van der Bruggen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 999 | 1:16,904 | 2,617 |
| Belgium | 254 | 1:45,262 | 7,348 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
van der Bruggen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname van der Bruggen means 'from the bridges' in Dutch.
The oldest mention of this surname goes back to the 7th century.
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Where Does The Last Name van der Bruggen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Bruggen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Bruggen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 291,225th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,546,078 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Bruggen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 999 people, or 1 in 16,904. In The Netherlands van der Bruggen is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 58 percent reside, South Holland, where 10 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Brugghen | 97 | 67 | / |
| vander Bruggen | 97 | 56 | / |
| van de Bruggen | 97 | 5 | / |
| van Derbruggen | 97 | 1 | / |
| Vanderbruggen | 93 | 610 | / |
| van der Breggen | 93 | 373 | / |
| vander Brugghen | 93 | 14 | / |
| von der Bruggen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Vanderbrugghen | 90 | 49 | / |
| vander Breggen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vanderbruggn | 89 | 1 | / |
| von der Brüggen | 87 | 14 | / |
| Van-Der-Bruggen | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vanderbreggen | 86 | 34 | / |
| Vanderburggen | 86 | 11 | / |
| van der Bruin | 86 | 6 | / |
| Vanderbriggen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vonderbruggen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Breen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Braken | 83 | 57 | / |
| Venderbreggen | 79 | 1 | / |
| van der Habraken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanderberken | 74 | 25 | / |
| Vanderburghn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanderburg-N | 74 | 1 | / |
| van der Aa-Habraken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanderbracken | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Driebergen | 69 | 1 | / |
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