Brugman is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "bridgeman". It could refer to someone living near a bridge, or as an occupational name to a bridge keeper. In some cases it refers to someone originally from Bruges (Brugge) in West Flanders.Brugman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Alyssa Brugman (born 1974), Australian author Gastón Brugman (born 1992), Uruguayan football midfielder Jaycob Brugman (born 1992), American baseball player John Brugman (c.1400–1473), Franciscan preacher in the Low Countries Mathias Brugman (1811–1868), Puerto Rican revolutionary leader Til Brugman (1888–1958), Dutch poet and linguist
See also Brugmann Brugmans Bruggeman
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