Bruins Surname

75,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bruins Surname User-submission:

Bruins means 'bear'. It came from the Dutch and people who wore brown were called bruins.

Bruins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,6611:3,623327
United States9941:364,64732,446
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Germany1591:506,32443,083
South Africa911:595,35945,471
England631:884,41445,970
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Wales71:442,07621,198
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Bruins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bruins means 'bear'. It came from the Dutch and people who wore brown were called bruins.

- bruins999

Bruins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bruins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bruins has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bruins.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,044th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,113,452 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Bruins reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,661 people, or 1 in 3,623. In The Netherlands Bruins is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 23 percent live, Gelderland, where 16 percent live and Drenthe, where 14 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Bruins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bruins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruins last name grew 1,988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bruins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bruins are 15.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bruins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.21% more than the national average, earning R 532,800 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruijns92892/
Bruinse92100/
Bruns9156,147/
Brins9170/
Bruijnse8638/
Brauns835,023/
Brouns833,126/
Bruyns832,749/
Bruhns832,296/
Briens831,394/
Bruens83945/
Brunst83726/
Brunse83173/
Brunæs8373/
Breins8364/
Brunsz8363/
Brunsh8356/
Brains8353/
Brinse8347/
Brunsø8321/
Bruuns8319/
Brions8317/
Brunns835/
Broins833/
Breuns832/
Brinns831/
Vruins831/
Brzins831/
Bruëns831/
Brihns830/
Brns80279/
Brunsch771,094/
Braunns7770/
Brouhns7750/
Bruinje7746/
Brouens7735/
Braunst7720/
Bruynse7716/
Braunss779/
Brinsch778/
Brisins773/
Braunsz771/
Breinsø771/
Bretins771/
Britins771/
Briyens770/
Brunsdt770/
Britens770/
Brons733,828/
Brens733,318/
Brüns73699/
Vrins73634/
Brims73550/
Brunz73498/
Brinz73285/
Brøns73244/
Brnst7327/
Brums7323/
Bryns7313/
Bröns738/
Brūns735/
Brinx733/
Brnns731/
Brnse731/
Bhrns730/
Braggins71492/
Braunsch7129/
Broggins7121/
Brijsens7121/
Bruijnje7120/
Breggins7111/
Brittens712/
Brinsová712/
Briggens712/
Brauwens711/
Bruggens711/
Brunsová711/
Brissens710/
Brunsche710/
Brechins710/
Vriens672,351/
Broens671,447/
Brinch671,186/
Brince67162/
Breens67152/
Brunje67137/
Braunz6762/
Brunce6757/
Brunch6748/
Broons6738/
Brimsø6734/
Bronsh6728/
Breans6720/
Wrains6717/
Brynås6713/
Breijsens6711/
Bårnås6711/
Brimse679/
Brüyns679/
Brayns678/
Breinz678/
Bærens678/
Brinzt677/
Brühns676/
Brånås676/
Brienz675/
Brenst675/
Braunš675/
Bryons674/
Brinje674/
Brenås674/
Broinz674/
Brinze673/
Braums673/
Bronsz673/
Brense673/
Breëns673/
Braens673/
Brounsová672/
Braunß672/
Bhrens671/
Brunze671/
Brensz671/
Breyns671/
Brynæs671/
Brønsø671/
Braims671/
Bremns671/
Bresinsch671/
Bruenz671/
Bryens670/
Brensh670/
Brehns670/
Bruems670/

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