Explore the Family Name Brueggemann

The meaning of Brueggemann

North German (Brüggemann): topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge or a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper or street paver, Middle Low German brüggeman (see Bruckman, Brueckner). Compare Brueggeman, Bruggemann, and Brigman. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Aloys, Erwin, Gerd, Johannes, Juergen, Reiner, Waltraud.

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How common is the last name Brueggemann in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brueggemann saw an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,983rd most common surname but moved up to 21,940th by 2010, marking a change of 4.54%. The number of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,039 in 2000 to 1,183 in 2010, indicating a significant growth rate of 13.86%. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 people increased slightly from 0.39 to 0.4 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,983	#21,940	4.54%
Count	1,039	1,183	13.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.4	2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brueggemann

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Brueggemann identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 96.54% to 95.86%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed the most significant change, increasing from 1.35% to 2.20% over the decade. On the other hand, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more ethnicities decreased, moving from 0.77% to 0.68% and 1.35% to 1.10% respectively. There wasn't any recorded change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	95.86%	-0.7%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.2%	62.96%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.1%	-18.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0.68%	-11.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%