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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsBreukelen, Breuker, Breukers, Vanbreukelen, Van Breugelen, Vanbrocklen, Van Brocklin, Vanbrocklin, Vanbroklin, Vanbrocklyn, Brocklin, Breugelen, Brueker, Bruekers, Breuk, Breukel, Breukelman, De Breuk, De Breuck, De Breuker, De Brueker, De Breucker, De Bruecker, Van Breugel, Van Bruegel, Breukels, Breukelaar, Bruekelman, Breucq, Van Burgel, Brooklyn
Meaning & History
Means "from Breukelen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, itself derived from Old Dutch bruoc meaning "marsh, marshland, wetland" and lētha meaning "excavated, canalised watercourse". A famous bearer is the Dutch former soccer goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen (1956-).