Brun Surname

7,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Brun Surname Definition:

(French) Brown [French brun, from Teutonic: see under Braun]

Brun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France45,2841:1,46780
Switzerland3,4261:2,397275
Iran3,1401:24,4533,073
United States3,1361:115,58012,476
Italy2,5491:23,9924,227
Argentina2,5471:16,7821,459
Brazil2,1981:97,3953,660
Uruguay1,9371:1,772219
Spain1,5581:30,0083,057
Haiti1,3791:7,748891
Canada1,2811:28,7633,783
Denmark1,1421:4,943447
Norway1,1001:4,675434
Philippines7991:126,70621,711
Colombia7501:63,6992,924
Germany6121:131,54516,013
Australia4241:63,6697,638
Sweden3991:24,6792,006
Ukraine3801:119,79716,995
Benin3611:28,6303,801
Paraguay3541:20,443827
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Russia2951:488,55345,272
Mexico2621:473,7648,730
Bolivia2601:40,8322,432
Belgium2191:52,4968,576
England1861:299,55922,824
Peru1631:194,9959,124
Chile1621:108,7444,033
Venezuela1551:194,8655,365
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
New Caledonia1401:1,973166
Poland1231:309,01436,525
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
Cambodia1081:143,4002,702
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
French Polynesia801:3,510781
Slovenia781:31,8936,353
Austria601:141,92419,117
Guernsey591:1,092205
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Romania281:717,06748,956
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Finland121:458,05828,977
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Hungary101:981,62846,877
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
China71:195,331,65210,124
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Wales41:773,63329,106
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

The alternate forms: Brün (70), Brún (11) & Bruń (1) are calculated separately.

Brun (726) may also be a first name.

Brun Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Brown [French brun, from Teutonic: see under Braun]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, French, English) Descendant of Brun (brown).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brun Last Name Facts

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

Brun (Marathi: बरून, Oriya: ବୃନ, Russian: Брун) occurs most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Brün, Brún or Bruń. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,240th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 93,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Brun are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 306,159th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 726 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 45,284 people, or 1 in 1,467. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Brun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brun last name expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brun surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Brun surname are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Brun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.89% more than the national average, earning €46,214 per year; in Norway they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning 378,394 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,430 per year; in South Africa they earn 430.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,259,650 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $22,956,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $46,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brün9270/
Brún9211/
Bruń921/
Braun89288,013/
Bruhn8919,461/
Brune8917,792/
Brunt8910,300/
Bruun8910,030/
Bruin897,686/
Brunn895,771/
Bruyn891,940/
Broun891,681/
Breun89396/
Brund89301/
Brung89255/
Brunc8950/
Brunø8942/
Brunh8927/
Brusn896/
Brumn894/
Brhun893/
Brgun892/
Brutn891/
Bhrun891/
Bruÿn891/
Brrun890/
Braune8010,125/
Bruijn802,713/
Braund802,703/
Brusin80571/
Brunne80501/
Brutin80451/
Bround80233/
Bruyne80208/
Braunn80205/
Brusen80177/
Bruten80146/
Brutyn80126/
Brauhn80124/
Brugne80108/
Bruine80103/
Bruhne8089/
Broune8086/
Brount8047/
Brundt8035/
Breune8031/
Brusén8028/
Brucen8024/
Bruing8022/
Brahun8020/
Brusyn8016/
Bruntt8015/
Braunt805/
Braung805/
Brundì805/
Braumn804/
Brunhs804/
Brunnk804/
Braunh804/
Brounk803/
Bruhnn803/
Bruint803/
Breung802/
Bruïne802/
Brunnt802/
Bruinn801/
Brouhn801/
Brundė801/
Brhune801/
Broung801/
Breunn800/
Brounn800/
Breund800/
Brausn800/
Brum7534,064/
Bron7513,168/
Vrun759/
Wrun751/
Brón751/
Broutin734,212/
Bruttin73835/
Brunova73686/
Brausen73587/
Brausin73571/
Brunová73540/
Brussen73428/
Bruijne73309/
Brutten73104/
Brauten7387/
Braucin7341/
Brussin7333/
Brougne7333/
Brusing7330/
Breugne7315/
Braundt7310/
Bruynck7310/
Brusint7310/
Brounne739/
Brundtø735/
Bruchin733/
Braunne733/
Bruscin731/
Bruszen731/
Brouten731/
Brausín731/
Bruijjn731/
Brutijn731/
Bruusen731/
Brușten731/
D'Braun731/
Bruinck730/
Brahaun730/
Bruting730/
Brumnnd730/
Bruggin730/
Brousen730/
Bruchen730/
Breuten730/
Braum672,118/
Bronn671,248/
Breum671,210/
Broen671,193/
Braunová67985/
Broussin67380/
Broum67336/
Brünn67249/
Broon67246/
Wruin67142/
Brühn67124/
Bronț6789/
Breussin6769/
Brzon6762/
Braunova6748/
Breusing6738/
Brutting6726/
Bærum6724/
Braussin6720/
Braussen6719/
Brunnová6713/
Vraun679/
Bruym679/
Brumt676/
Brouchin675/
Bruschin675/
Breuting674/
Bronh674/
Vruin673/
Bruhnova673/
Bruim673/
Brron673/
Bruscent673/
Brhon672/
Brhum672/
Breusink672/
Brunehed672/
Bhron672/
Breunová671/
Bruisien671/
Brauting671/
Vrund671/
Wrunk671/
Vhrun671/
Hbron671/
Vrunk671/
Børum671/
Brausing671/
Brauń671/
Brouchen671/
Brunnova671/
Bruum671/
Bruunova671/
Brūne671/
Bhrún671/
Braungue671/

Brun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brun in the Marathi language
बरूनbaruna66.67
बृनbrna33.33
Brun in the Oriya language
ବୃନbrna50
ଅରୁଣaruna50
Brun in the Russian language
Брунbrun-

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Brun Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brun
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