Braun Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 5
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 9
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 12
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 6

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 0

Braun Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Braun family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Mill 2
Patient 1
Waiter 1
Farmer 1
Apprentice 1
Blacksmith 1
Book Keeper 1
Fishmonger 1
Lace Maker 1
Independent 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Stuff Weaver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Braun

Name Census Frequency
Mary Braun 45
William Braun 40
Elizabeth Braun 36
John Braun 34
George Braun 31
Henry Braun 30
Thomas Braun 29
Frederick Braun 28
Charles Braun 25
Sarah Braun 20
James Braun 17
Margaret Braun 17
Ann Braun 16
Jane Braun 15
Emma Braun 14
Ada Braun 13
Ellen Braun 13
Alfred Braun 12
Alice Braun 12
Annie Braun 12
Edward Braun 12
Florence Braun 11
Arthur Braun 10
Caroline Braun 10
Richard Braun 10

Braun Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 40% 32,363
3 Brain 80% 24,766
4 Baron 40% 22,589
5 Obrien 50% 17,701
6 Brian 60% 12,455
7 Brien 60% 12,036
8 Brine 40% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 60% 5,606
11 Burne 20% 5,511
12 Brawn 80% 4,808
13 Obrian 50% 3,536
14 Braine 67% 3,530
15 Born 40% 3,243
16 Barn 60% 2,880
17 Barne 40% 2,685
18 Bearne 50% 2,586
19 Bran 80% 2,432
20 Borne 20% 2,130
21 Oborne 17% 2,120
22 Brion 60% 2,087
23 Birnie 33% 1,362
24 Broun 80% 1,240
25 Brane 60% 1,126
26 Eborn 20% 1,104
27 Oborn 20% 1,062
28 Braun 100% 1,044
29 Boran 60% 1,005
30 Beran 60% 970
31 Brun 80% 941
32 Bruin 60% 842
33 Auburn 33% 821
34 Boorn 40% 775
35 Brean 60% 734
36 Eburne 17% 709
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 20% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 60% 508
41 Burnie 33% 495
42 Baren 40% 478
43 Broune 67% 376
44 Bern 40% 365
45 Bren 60% 363
46 Broon 60% 336
47 Eaborn 17% 334
48 Beirne 33% 318
49 Breene 50% 309
50 Brin 60% 306
51 Obrine 33% 299
52 Bruen 60% 290
53 Berne 20% 248
54 Buron 40% 236
55 Baurne 50% 224
56 Brone 40% 220
57 Eaborne 14% 214
58 Bron 60% 202
59 Aburn 20% 196
60 Obrion 50% 195
61 Baran 60% 187
62 Barin 40% 180
63 Brune 60% 167
64 Baaran 50% 153
65 Aborn 20% 149
66 Broan 60% 140
67 Eburn 20% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 67% 132
71 Beron 40% 130
72 Birne 20% 130
73 Biron 40% 129
74 Bruun 80% 126
75 Baurn 60% 122
76 Biren 40% 117
77 Boarne 50% 117
78 Brein 60% 116
79 Burno 20% 116
80 Boron 40% 115
81 Bruno 60% 111
82 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Braun is the 28th most popular variant of Bourne.

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