Bruin Surname
Approximately 7,686 people bear this surname
Bruin Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Brown [Dutch bruin = Frisian and Old Teutonic brûn]
Read More About This SurnameBruin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5,080 | 1:3,324 | 290 |
| United States | 972 | 1:372,900 | 33,035 |
| South Africa | 276 | 1:196,296 | 21,158 |
| England | 263 | 1:211,856 | 18,170 |
| Canada | 244 | 1:151,007 | 15,383 |
| Australia | 188 | 1:143,594 | 15,358 |
| France | 122 | 1:544,449 | 74,270 |
| New Zealand | 119 | 1:38,053 | 6,460 |
| Israel | 95 | 1:90,080 | 10,606 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 162 | 1:150,465 | 13,283 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 459 | 1:109,409 | 10,910 |
Bruin (292) may also be a first name.
Bruin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Brown [Dutch bruin = Frisian and Old Teutonic brûn]
1. A nickname of the bear. 2. Bruini Du. brown, dark complexioned.
Armorially identified with Brun, le Brun, or Browne, of Cheshire.
User-submitted Reference
Bruins means 'bear'. It came from the Dutch and people who wore brown were called bruins.
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Bruin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bruin (Arabic: بروين) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bruin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bruin is the 65,009th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 948,158 people. Bruin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bruin reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bruin is also the 516,683rd most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 292 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,080 people, or 1 in 3,324. In The Netherlands Bruin is most common in: North Holland, where 43 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Not including The Netherlands Bruin occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Bruin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bruin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruin surname grew 212 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bruin last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bruin surname are 18.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.85% registered with the party.
The amount Bruin earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning 437,571 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning R 294,156 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,917 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bruin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bruin in the Arabic language | ||
| بروين | brwyn | - |
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Bruin Reference & Research
Brown-Browne-Braun FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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