Explore the Family Name Brugger

The meaning of Brugger

1. North German (Brügger) and South German: occupational name for a bridge keeper, paver, or road builder (see Bruegger, compare Brucker). 2. South German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Brugg or Bruck in Bavaria and Austria. Some characteristic forenames: German Ulrich, Ewald, Gerhard, Hans, Hans Peter, Kurt, Manfred, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brugger saw a slight decrease in popularity rank from 12,767 in 2000 to 12,821 in 2010, a change of -0.42%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 8.43% during the same period, growing from 2,218 to 2,405. The proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,767	#12,821	-0.42%
Count	2,218	2,405	8.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.82	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brugger

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Brugger identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 96.80% in 2000 to 94.97% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, increasing from 1.44% to 2.62%. There was also a minor increase in those identifying as having two or more races, going up from 0.77% to 0.96%. Notably, the categories Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native made their first appearances in 2010, accounting for 0.67% and 0.33% respectively. Conversely, the percentage of Black individuals decreased from 0.63% to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	94.97%	-1.89%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.62%	81.94%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0.96%	24.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
Black	0.63%	0.46%	-26.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%