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The Bruder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,880 people carried this name — #11,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 2,896 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

548 people named Bruder live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 216
Zurich 94
Graubünden 44
Bern 33
Solothurn 30
Vaud 16
Zug 14
Basel-Stadt 14

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 494 people named Bruder.

33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 33
Bas-Rhin 136
Haut-Rhin 129
Moselle 27
Paris 26
Vosges 21
Doubs 12
Pas-de-Calais 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11

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

In Poland’s population register

342 people named Bruder have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 393 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 219
Lower Silesian 83
Lubusz 22
Masovian 12
Łódź 3
Pomeranian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Bruder is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Bruder in American newspapers,
1901–1902.

Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Bruder
Ellsworth American 1902-06-11
Newspaper page from Oxford Democrat carrying the name Bruder
Oxford Democrat 1902-01-14
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Bruder
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 203,164 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bruder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Bruder d. 1916
  • Niklaus Bruder 1387–
  • Jodokus Bruder 1442–1529 · prior
  • Ulrich Bruder 1500–1518 · joiner
  • Ignaz Bruder 1780–1845 · organ builder
  • Johann Friedrich Franz Bruder 1782–1838 · graphic artist

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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