Bruggink

Bruggink is a Dutch surname. It is a patronymic surname, derived from a diminutive form of the personal name Brugger or Brugge. Brugger itself is a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge, derived from the Middle Dutch word "brugge" meaning "bridge." The "-ink" suffix is a common diminutive in the Dutch language, signifying "little" or "son of." Thus, Bruggink literally means "little Brugger" or "son of Brugger," where Brugger refers to someone associated with a bridge. As a surname, it indicates descent from or association with a family historically linked to a person known as Brugger. The name is most prevalent in the Netherlands.