Find out how popular the last name Brickner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brickner.

Brickner, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brickner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brickner in America

Brickner is the 11940th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brickner surname appeared 2,619 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Brickner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brickner to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brickner

The surname Brickner is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "bricke," meaning "bridge." It is believed to have originated in the 14th or 15th century and was likely an occupational name for someone who lived or worked near a bridge.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brickner can be found in the Heidelberg Municipal Archives, where a certain Johannes Brickner is mentioned in a document dated 1432. Another early reference is from the town of Mannheim, where a Hans Brickner is listed in the town's records in 1498.

The name Brickner may also be related to the German place name Bricken, a village in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. It is possible that some early bearers of the name hailed from this area or a similar location with a name derived from the word "bricke."

Notable individuals with the surname Brickner include Johann Brickner (1625-1690), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach. Another person of historical significance was Friedrich Brickner (1780-1856), a German architect known for his work on several prominent buildings in Berlin.

In the 19th century, a family of Brickners were prominent in the field of medicine. August Brickner (1847-1912) was a German physician and professor of surgery, while his son, Walter Brickner (1876-1945), was a renowned psychiatrist and author who practiced in New York City.

Another individual worth mentioning is Gerhard Brickner (1902-1985), an Austrian-American artist and sculptor who immigrated to the United States in the 1930s and became known for his abstract works and public art installations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brickner

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brickner.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brickner was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brickner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brickner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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