Bruning Surname

67,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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'.

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Bruning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9021:92,89110,431
Brazil9841:217,5558,407
Netherlands9291:18,1782,833
Germany7261:110,88913,661
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Chile921:191,4836,147
England631:884,41445,970
Argentina471:909,43458,335
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Canada381:969,62173,252
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France221:3,019,215204,848
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7221:69,5557,530

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'.

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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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