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	2
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	0
Cornwall	0
Cumberland	6
Derbyshire	0
Devon	1
Dorset	0

Durham	4
Essex	0
Gloucestershire	0
Hampshire	0
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	0
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	0
Lancashire	16
Leicestershire	0

Lincolnshire	0
London	60
Middlesex	0
Northumberland	0
Norfolk	1
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	0
Oxfordshire	0
Rutland	0
Shropshire	1
Suffolk	0

Somerset	0
Surrey	0
Sussex	0
Staffordshire	0
Warwickshire	4
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	4
Yorkshire	0

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	0

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	0
Glamorgan	0

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	0
Monmouthshire	0
Pembrokeshire	0

Radnorshire

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Braun Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Braun family

Profession	Census Frequency
Scholar	16
Hay Mill Worker	3
House Servant	3
Agricultural Labourer	2
Dress Maker	2
Apprentice	1
Bookbinder	1
Builder	1
Butler	1
Cap Manufacturer	1
Chair Caner	1
Chair Maker	1
Colonial Broker	1
Commercial Tea Seller	1
Courier	1
Draper Assistant	1
Formerly House Keeper	1
Hackney Carriage Driver	1
Horse Hair Dresser	1
House Decorater	1
Independant	1
Landress	1
Launderess	1
Manufactures Goldensmith	1
Iron Manufacturer	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.