van der Bruggen Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9991:16,9042,617
Belgium2541:45,2627,348
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
France141:4,744,480251,814
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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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van der Bruggen Last Name Facts

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.

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