Brøgger

Etymology
Probably originally a nickname (at the time when "ordinary people" did not have a permanent family name that was inherited from generation to generation, but often got a nickname according to their profession) from, although it is not found someone with this profession in the pedigree.

Proper noun

 * 1)  of Dano-Norwegian origin
 * Det dansknorske slektsnavnet Brøgger stammer fra Johan Samuel Brøgger, født i 1747. 
 * The Dano-Norwegian family name Brøgger stem from Johan Samuel Brøgger, born in 1747.