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

Bruckner, 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 Bruckner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bruckner in America

Bruckner is the 11751st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bruckner surname appeared 2,666 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 Bruckner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bruckner 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 Bruckner

The surname Bruckner is of German origin, originating in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "brucke," meaning "bridge," and likely referred to someone who lived near or worked on a bridge.

The name first appeared in historical records in the 13th century, with mentions of individuals bearing the name Bruckner in various regions of Germany. One of the earliest known references is in a document from the city of Nuremberg, dated 1273, which mentions a merchant named Heinrich Bruckner.

In the 14th century, the name Bruckner was found in several other German cities, including Cologne, where a family of stonemasons with the surname Bruckner was documented as working on the construction of the famous Cologne Cathedral.

The name Bruckner was also present in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership in England conducted in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. This suggests that individuals with this name may have migrated from Germany to England during the Norman Conquest or shortly thereafter.

One of the most notable figures with the surname Bruckner is the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), renowned for his symphonies and sacred choral works. He was born in Ansfelden, near Linz, and his musical legacy has had a lasting impact on the world of classical music.

Another prominent individual with the name Bruckner was the German mathematician Christine Bruckner (1921-1996), who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis and was awarded the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 1977.

In the realm of sports, the name Bruckner is associated with the German football player Jürgen Bruckner (born 1948), who played as a striker for several Bundesliga clubs, including Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund, in the 1970s and 1980s.

The surname Bruckner has also been carried by notable scholars and academics, such as the German philosopher and theologian Anton Bruckner (1854-1941), who taught at the University of Strasbourg and wrote extensively on the philosophy of religion.

Furthermore, the name Bruckner has been linked to various place names throughout Germany, such as Brucknerau, a municipality in Bavaria, and Brucknermühle, a village in Rhineland-Palatinate, both of which likely derive their names from individuals with the surname Bruckner who lived or worked in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bruckner

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

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

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