Brongniart is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brongniart
No. of characters: 10
Origin: France
Meaning: Worn in the Pas-de-Calais, the name can also be written Brognard, Brognart, Brogniard, Brogniart, Brongnard, Brongnart, Bronniart. This is apparently a derivative of the old French "broigne", which designated a kind of enhanced armor or chain mail, possible nickname for a soldier. Other possibilities derived from the verb "brugnier" (variant "burgnier" = burn, loot), or of "Broin", "bruin" (= noise, quarrel). Finally, it is possible that one is dealing on behalf of German Brunhard person (shiny brown = + = hard drive).

How popular is Brongniart?

Brongniart is ranked 436228 on our list.

Brongniart is a very rare surname, few people in France have the family name and might be arised from France. Around 586 people have been found who wears Brongniart as their family name. Few people around the world have Brongniart as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
954,845 United States7
50,640 Switzerland2
289,511 England1
2,724 New Caledonia1
492,292 Ukraine1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with hundreds of Brongniart:
17,473 France551

Comments

M
Mellie Rumery
 Brongniart is a family name that is the change Brogniart, from the old french meaning broigne armor and has applied pejoratively a man of arms, warlike.

Brongniart Namesakes

  • Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Botanist
  • Alexandre Brongniart, Chemist

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