Brunner Surname
Approximately 111,491 people bear this surname
Brunner Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) 1 the Old Teutonic pers. name Brunheri = Brown or Shining Army [O.H.Ger. brún, brown, shining + heri, army] 2 Dweller at a Spring, Well, or Fountain [Middle High German brunne, O.H.Ger. brunno (Ger. brunn(en), a spring (cp. Old English brunna, burne, a stream) + the agential suff.
Read More About This SurnameBrunner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 35,022 | 1:2,299 | 207 |
| United States | 20,900 | 1:17,343 | 2,196 |
| Switzerland | 20,861 | 1:394 | 13 |
| Austria | 15,523 | 1:549 | 27 |
| Russia | 7,087 | 1:20,336 | 2,868 |
| France | 3,528 | 1:18,827 | 2,130 |
| Italy | 1,499 | 1:40,798 | 7,342 |
| Australia | 993 | 1:27,186 | 3,697 |
| Hungary | 984 | 1:9,976 | 1,154 |
| Canada | 937 | 1:39,323 | 4,928 |
| Brazil | 754 | 1:283,918 | 10,941 |
| Argentina | 665 | 1:64,276 | 5,490 |
| England | 333 | 1:167,321 | 15,468 |
| Czechia | 235 | 1:45,249 | 7,541 |
| Netherlands | 228 | 1:74,067 | 12,549 |
| Thailand | 176 | 1:401,354 | 70,497 |
| Spain | 175 | 1:267,154 | 16,723 |
| Slovakia | 170 | 1:31,391 | 5,582 |
| Ecuador | 160 | 1:99,412 | 6,161 |
| Sweden | 147 | 1:66,985 | 5,097 |
| South Africa | 145 | 1:373,639 | 33,668 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Peru | 86 | 1:369,583 | 12,369 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Poland | 50 | 1:760,175 | 61,940 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Costa Rica | 20 | 1:239,003 | 2,820 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Bolivia | 13 | 1:816,649 | 4,594 |
| Monaco | 12 | 1:3,089 | 236 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,242 | 1:22,399 | 2,809 |
The alternate forms: Brünner (1,920) are calculated separately.
Brunner (216) may also be a first name.
Brunner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) 1 the Old Teutonic pers. name Brunheri = Brown or Shining Army [O.H.Ger. brún, brown, shining + heri, army] 2 Dweller at a Spring, Well, or Fountain [Middle High German brunne, O.H.Ger. brunno (Ger. brunn(en), a spring (cp. Old English brunna, burne, a stream) + the agential suff. -er] Cp. Brooker.
(German) One who dug wells.
Local. From a town of that name in Switzerland.
User-submitted Reference
A German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. It is a topographic name for someone who lived beside a spring or well. From the Middle High German brun(ne) (spring). It may also be a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word.
- haffman97Brunner is a German surname. It originated from the Middle High German word Brunne meaning spring or water well. It can also refer to people from places named Brunn.
- vhisicBrunner Demographics
Average Brunner Salary in
United States
$45,270 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brunner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brunner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brunner (Arabic: برونر, Marathi: बरुन्, Russian: Бруннер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Brünner. Click here for other potential spellings of Brunner.
How Common Is The Last Name Brunner? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,077th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 65,364 people. Brunner is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Brunner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brunner is also the 614,549th most commonly used first name globally, held by 216 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 35,022 people, or 1 in 2,299. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 55 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 98 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 19 percent reside.
Brunner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brunner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 932 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 366 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brunner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brunner surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (85%) in Russia.
In The United States Brunner are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.49% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brunner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning €22,560 per year; in Norway they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning 303,023 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,250 per year; in South Africa they earn 285% more than the national average, earning R 914,904 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,509 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brunner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brunner in the Marathi language | ||
| बरुन् | barun | - |
| Brunner in the Russian language | ||
| Бруннер | brunner | - |
| Brunner in the Arabic language | ||
| برونر | brwnr | - |
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Brunner Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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