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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’ (altered by folk etymology in English-speaking countries as if derived from English brick) + the suffix -ner; possibly an ornamental name or an occupational name for a bridge keeper. Compare Bruckner.
  • Altered spelling of German Brückner (see Bruckner).

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