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.[1] 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
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