Family name origins & meanings
- Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’ (altered by folk etymology in English-speaking countries as if derived from English brick) + man ‘man’; possibly an ornamental name or an occupational name for a bridge keeper. Compare Bruckman.
- Altered spelling of German Brückmann ‘bridge keeper’ (see Bruckman).
- Altered spelling of Slovenian Bricman, derived from an old personal name Bric (Latin Bricius or Brictius; see Brice) + the suffix -man, German -mann.