Bruning Surname
Approximately 7,423 people bear this surname
Bruning Surname User-submission:
The distinguished German surname Brunk is a variant of the surname Brüning, which indicates 'son of Brüning', a variant of Bruno. The personal name Bruno is a pet form of names such as Brunolf, Brunwardt and Brunheri, all derived from the Old High German word, brunja, meaning 'brown'.
Read More About This SurnameBruning Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,902 | 1:92,891 | 10,431 |
| Brazil | 984 | 1:217,555 | 8,407 |
| Netherlands | 929 | 1:18,178 | 2,833 |
| Germany | 726 | 1:110,889 | 13,661 |
| New Zealand | 257 | 1:17,620 | 3,093 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 722 | 1:69,555 | 7,530 |
The alternate forms: Brüning (12,975) & Bruñing (1) are calculated separately.
Bruning (20) may also be a first name.
Bruning Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The distinguished German surname Brunk is a variant of the surname Brüning, which indicates 'son of Brüning', a variant of Bruno. The personal name Bruno is a pet form of names such as Brunolf, Brunwardt and Brunheri, all derived from the Old High German word, brunja, meaning 'brown'.
- trey.brunkBruning Demographics
Average Male Bruning Height
177.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bruning Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruning Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruning is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Brüning or Bruñing. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruning? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 67,071st most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 981,752 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Bruning are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bruning is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 20 people.
Bruning is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,902 people, or 1 in 92,891. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nebraska, where 7 percent are found, Colorado, where 5 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.
Bruning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bruning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bruning surname grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruning Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bruning surname are 13.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bruning earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.6% more than the national average, earning R 391,164 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $61,738 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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