Bruner Surname

22,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bruner Surname Definition:

(German) One who dug wells.

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Bruner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,2001:17,0972,166
Israel8401:10,1881,555
Brazil6361:336,59512,941
Canada4751:77,5708,712
Russia3131:460,45743,254
Germany1741:462,67540,671
Italy1191:513,92251,455
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Austria601:141,92419,117
France451:1,476,060142,161
Poland451:844,63965,213
Slovenia441:56,5388,862
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
England291:1,921,31276,208
Chile201:880,82418,509
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Guam161:10,0081,526
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Panama121:326,0227,351
Norway121:428,52437,411
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7711:10,5261,377

The alternate forms: Brüner (144), Brunér (22) & Brunèr (1) are calculated separately.

Bruner (309) may also be a first name.

Bruner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who dug wells.

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

User-submitted Reference

Bruner is a locative or occupational name from the German language. Brunn means a 'spring', 'fountain', or 'well' in German. The name probably indicated someone who lived near such a water feature, or possibly a well-digger.

- pastorsteve268

Bruner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruner (Russian: Брунер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Brüner, Brunér or Brunèr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,175th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 297,160 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bruner live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 500,178th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 309 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 21,200 people, or 1 in 17,097. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Bruner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bruner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruner surname grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bruner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bruner last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States Bruner are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Bruner earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning €24,205 per year; in United States they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $42,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $55,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüner94144/
Brunér9422/
Brunèr941/
Brunner92111,491/
Brauner9211,427/
Brunier922,642/
Brunger921,327/
Breuner92544/
Brunert92239/
Brugner92235/
Bruener92137/
Brouner92105/
Bruhner9256/
Brunere9229/
Bræuner9215/
Brunher9215/
Bruneer9210/
Brutner924/
Bruiner922/
Bruuner922/
Brumner921/
Brunerr921/
Brunear920/
Bruneur920/
Brusner920/
Brune9117,792/
Brunnert861,526/
Braunger86833/
Braunert86640/
Bruinier86211/
Breutner8682/
Brouneur8626/
Brounger8625/
Bruttner8616/
Brunnier8613/
Bruinger865/
Bruehner864/
Braunner864/
Braunere863/
Breunger862/
Breunner862/
Brunnner862/
Brunneer861/
Brautner861/
Brauneer861/
Brounner860/
Bruinner860/
Breunert860/
Bruthner860/
Bruinerd860/
Braunerr860/
Brunet8371,661/
Braune8310,125/
Briner833,796/
Brunes832,035/
Brunie831,242/
Broner831,063/
Bruney83906/
Brunne83501/
Bruyne83208/
Bruned83185/
Brunje83137/
Brugne83108/
Bruine83103/
Bruhne8389/
Broune8386/
Brunei8349/
Brunea8345/
Brunez8337/
Breune8331/
Brunge8319/
Brunee8319/
Bruneß8315/
Brunée8313/
Bruneu838/
Vruner833/
Bruïne832/
Bruneh831/
Brhune831/
Brunir830/
Brunerová80137/
Brunerova804/
Bronner777,879/
Brünner771,920/
Brunett771,384/
Brünger771,169/
Brooner77473/
Brunets77454/
Brunoir77449/
Bruines77352/
Brunhes77327/
Bruijne77309/
Brunnet77255/
Brunecz77144/
Bruynes77112/
Bronier7780/
Brunney7776/
Brunetz7757/
Bruinje7746/
Brunnée7743/
Brougne7733/
Brügner7733/
Brunair7725/
Bruness7723/
Brugnet7722/
Briener7721/
Broneer7721/
Braunes7715/
Breugne7715/
Brugnes7713/
Brunned7712/
Brounes7712/
Brunnes7711/
Brounne779/
Brusnes779/
Bruynje778/
Bruneit778/
Brinher775/
Brumnet774/
Vrunner773/
Bruhnes773/
Brunieh773/
Braunne773/
Braunie772/
Brujnes772/
Brunehs772/
Breunie772/
Brunnie772/
Bronher772/
Bruneet771/
Brunneu771/
Brutney771/
Brauned771/
Bruneis771/
Breunes771/
Brunnee771/
Brühner771/
Brauney770/
Brunirt770/
Brinier770/
Bruinie770/
Bruinge770/
Braunet770/
Brihner770/
Brumney770/
Bruinir770/
Wrunger770/
Bruiney770/
Brouney770/
Bruined770/
Brunnez770/
Braunir770/
Brounet770/
Brunnerová75316/
Braunerová75294/
Brunnerova758/
Braunerova754/
Breunerova751/
Bruni7340,508/
Bruna7316,256/
Bruny734,285/
Brüne731,082/
Brone73525/
Bruné7336/
Brunh7327/
Brunj731/
Brunê731/
Brunè731/
Brūne731/
Brauneis711,275/
Bruijnes71275/
Brunnett71257/
Broenner7164/
Brumnett7135/
Bruijnje7120/
Brunetts7118/
Brougnes7113/
Brunheiz7112/
Brutnett715/
Braunett715/
Brunehed712/
Bruineis712/
Brunaire711/
Broonner711/
Bruggine711/
Brunhett711/
Bruyneet711/
D'Brunet711/
Bruinnes711/
Brounett710/
Brunnair710/
Brihnier710/
Breunair710/
Brounnet710/
Brounest710/
Breunett710/
Brauna672,382/
Brunis671,012/
Brunio67667/
Brungi67471/
Bronne67384/
Brühne67377/
Bruini67210/
Brunni67205/
Brunoy67157/
Broene67130/
Bronee67111/
Brugni67104/
Brunny6775/
Brunay6767/
Brauni6761/
Brunai6742/
Broone6739/
Bronea6738/
Broney6735/
Brauneiss6735/
Bruina6734/
Brunna6727/
Bruniz6722/
Brauny6720/
Bronie6719/
Brunés679/
Brumhe678/
Brunit676/
Brouni675/
Brumér675/
Brünerová674/
Bronér674/
Bruiny674/
Braunh674/
Braunè673/
Brauné673/
Brutny672/
Breuni672/
Brouny672/
Brunoa672/
Bruniy671/
Vraune671/
Brouna671/
Bhrone671/
Brunha671/
Vroune671/
Brunès671/
Brunét671/
Bruneyová671/
Bruniś671/
Brunné671/
Brunoj671/
Brúnerová671/
Brünne671/
Nprune671/
Brruna671/
Bruhny670/
Brounnett670/

Bruner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bruner in the Russian language
Брунерbruner-

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Bruner Reference & Research

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