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

Brücke, 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 Brücke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brücke in America

Brücke is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brücke surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brücke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brücke 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 Brücke

The surname BRUCKE is believed to have originated from the German language, derived from the Old High German word "brucca," which means "bridge." This name is thought to have first emerged in the early Middle Ages, around the 8th or 9th century, in various regions of present-day Germany and neighboring areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BRUCKE can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, dating back to the 13th century. The name is mentioned in reference to individuals who lived near or were associated with bridges, likely as builders, keepers, or toll collectors.

During the medieval period, the BRUCKE surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Saxony, Thuringia, and the Rhineland, where many towns and villages had bridges spanning rivers or streams. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include Johann BRUCKE (1652-1718), a German theologian and author from Zwickau, and Heinrich BRUCKE (1766-1835), a German composer and organist from Wolfenbüttel.

In the 16th century, the BRUCKE surname also appeared in various town records and chronicles across central and western Germany, such as the Stadtchronik von Erfurt (City Chronicle of Erfurt) and the Annalen der Stadt Köln (Annals of the City of Cologne). These records often mentioned individuals with this surname in connection with bridge-related occupations or residences near bridges.

As the BRUCKE family spread across German-speaking regions, variations in spelling emerged, including Brücke, Brucken, and Brucke. One notable figure from this time was Johann Philipp BRUCKE (1680-1745), a German mathematician and astronomer from Mühlhausen, who contributed to the development of logarithmic tables.

Other prominent individuals with the BRUCKE surname include Ernst Wilhelm BRUCKE (1819-1892), a German physiologist and professor at the University of Vienna, known for his contributions to the study of the eye and visual perception, and Max BRUCKE (1842-1888), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brücke

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

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 Brücke 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 Brücke 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 Brücke was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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