The Bricker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,792 people carried this name — #4,544 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,463 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 47 people named Bricker.

Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Moselle 16
Seine-et-Marne 8
Côte-d’Or 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Bas-Rhin 3
Paris 2
Puy-de-Dôme 1
Pas-de-Calais 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Bricker live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Uri.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Uri 16
Zurich 8
Schwyz 7
Bern 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

33 families named Bricker, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 188 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 13
Massachusetts 9
Maryland 6
Maine 1
Vermont 1
New York 1
Virginia 1
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bricker in American newspapers,
1897–1927.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Bricker
The Milwaukee Leader 1927-02-03
Newspaper page from The Seattle Republican carrying the name Bricker
The Seattle Republican 1912-10-11
Newspaper page from The Crook County Monitor carrying the name Bricker
The Crook County Monitor 1897-12-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Bricker in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

214 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bricker. The most, 103, date from the 1940s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 52
Queensland 43
New South Wales 36
Tasmania 30
South Australia 25
Western Australia 20
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bricker.

Who carried it

People named Bricker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Calvin Bricker
    Calvin Bricker 1884–1963 · physician
  • John W. Bricker
    John W. Bricker 1893–1986 · solicitor
  • Clifford Bricker
    Clifford Bricker 1904–1980 · long-distance runner
  • Karl Bricker 1923–1992 · biathlete
  • Owen Bricker 1936–2011 · geographer
  • J. Timothy Bricker 1952–2013 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bricker,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States678 records

678 records of the Bricker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 329
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 110
  • Other U.S. records 239
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joe F. Bricker

    Born 1930; from Keith County, Nebraska. U.S. Army, medical aidman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hubert C. Bricker

    Born 1909 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Golde Bricker

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Pennsylvania from Hamburg, aged 18; tailor. From Slabotki, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 678 records for Bricker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France26 records

26 records of the Bricker name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hedwige Marie Bricker

    Born 1911 in Schneckenbusch (Moselle); died 1982 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alicien Bricker

    Born 1905 in Viserny; died 1991 in Semur-en-Auxois (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anna Marie Bricker

    Born 1895 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1971 in Montereau-faut-Yonne (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Bricker in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Bricker name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 17
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record David Bricker

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Generous Friends, bound for St. Johns, aged 18.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joy Bricker

    Buried in 1969 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Gilbert Bricker

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Bricker in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Bricker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Bricker

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Graham, aged 19; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Dower Charles Bricker

    Gentleman of Murrumbeena, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert Ernest Bricker

    Retired of South Caulfield, Victoria; died 1990.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Bricker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Bricker name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Bricker

    From Saarunion, Kreis Zabern. Reported wounded in one of the first Prussian casualty lists of 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 138).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eugen Bricker

    From Niederweiler, Saarburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Bricker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Bricker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marie Bricker

    Died 1955 in Almelo, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Magdalena Francisca Maria Bricker

    In the population register of Utrecht; born 1890 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Gertrudis Elisth Bricker

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1850 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Bricker name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. S. Bricker

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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