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Bricker Family History

Bricker Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker) or Brügger (see Bruegger). Americanized form of German Brücher (see Brucher). English: habitational name from Brickworth in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, recorded as Bricore and Brikore in 1268.

The placename consists of an uncertain first element + Old English ōra ‘slope, ridge’. English: perhaps also an occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English briker ‘brick-maker’, a derivative of Old French brike ‘building block made from baked clay’.

However, the Oxford English Dictionary does not record the word brick in English before the 15th century and suggests that it was a borrowing from Middle Dutch.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Bricker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bricker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bricker families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 26 Bricker families living in Wiltshire. This was about 30% of all the recorded Bricker's in United Kingdom. Wiltshire had the highest population of Bricker families in 1891.
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What did your Bricker ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Clerk Building Soc and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bricker. 50% of Bricker men worked as a Clerk Building Soc and 75% of Bricker women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bricker were Tailor and Unpaid Domestic Dutie.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Clerk Building Soc
    50%
  • Tailor
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Housekeeper
    10%
  • Housewife
    10%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    7%

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