Verbruggen Surname

52,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verbruggen Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the bridge.

Verbruggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,7301:2,006138
Netherlands3,1271:5,400568
France2451:271,11341,730
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Canada2011:183,31118,199
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia421:642,75544,739
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Verbrüggen (15) are calculated separately.

Verbruggen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the bridge.

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

Verbruggen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verbruggen is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Verbrüggen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verbruggen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,276th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 744,007 people. Verbruggen is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Verbruggen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,730 people, or 1 in 2,006. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Verbruggen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verbruggen surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.74% registered with the party.

The amount Verbruggen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,731 CAD per year.

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