Brugger surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Brugger surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,218 people carried this name — #12,767 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 122,000 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

4,919 people named Brugger live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 1,093
Fribourg 815
Zurich 646
Aargau 390
Lucerne 287
Vaud 241
Basel-Landschaft 210
Solothurn 207

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 235 people named Brugger.

41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 41
Haut-Rhin 69
Doubs 23
Aube 18
Haute-Saône 15
Paris 14
Rhône 11
Bas-Rhin 11
Seine-et-Marne 4

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

In Poland’s population register

30 people named Brugger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 42 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

West Pomeranian 11
Greater Poland 9
Łódź 5
Lublin 3
Lower Silesian 2

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

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