Broun 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	0
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	1
Cornwall	0
Cumberland	0
Derbyshire	8
Devon	2
Dorset	0

Durham	0
Essex	0
Gloucestershire	1
Hampshire	0
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	0
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	0
Lancashire	14
Leicestershire	0

Lincolnshire	0
London	25
Middlesex	0
Northumberland	0
Norfolk	1
Northamptonshire	10
Nottinghamshire	1
Oxfordshire	0
Rutland	0
Shropshire	0
Suffolk	0

Somerset	0
Surrey	6
Sussex	0
Staffordshire	1
Warwickshire	8
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	0
Yorkshire	5

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

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Broun Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Broun family

Profession	Census Frequency
Scholar	21
Agricultural Labourer	3
House Property	2
Book Folder	1
Architect	1
Boiler Maker	1
Colliery	1
Colliery Surveyer	1
Domestic Servant	1
Engineer E & M	1
Weaver Cotton	1
Brewer	1
Steward	1
Boatsman	1
Farm Labourer	1
Domestic Servant Unemployed	1
Engine Driver	1
Lace Maker	1
Painter	1
Corn Merchant Clerk	1
Jeweller	1
Sewing Machine And Engine Maker	1
Dress Maker	1
Architect Surveyor Assistant	1
Merchant Service Chief Engineer	1

Most Frequent Forenames for Broun

Name	Census Frequency
Mary Broun	86
John Broun	73
William Broun	64
Elizabeth Broun	49
Thomas Broun	49
George Broun	44
James Broun	39
Sarah Broun	27
Charles Broun	26
Margaret Broun	22
Annie Broun	21
Ann Broun	17
Robert Broun	17
Walter Broun	16
Emma Broun	15
Jane Broun	15
Alice Broun	14
Harry Broun	14
Samuel Broun	14
Edith Broun	12
Joseph Broun	12
Emily Broun	11
Henry Broun	11
Ellen Broun	10
Frank Broun	10

Broun Surname Variants Ranking

Rank	Surname	Match	Census Frequency
1	Bourne	50%	39,866
2	Burn	40%	32,363
3	Brain	60%	24,766
4	Baron	60%	22,589
5	Obrien	50%	17,701
6	Brian	60%	12,455
7	Brien	60%	12,036
8	Brine	40%	6,722
9	Bourn	60%	6,046
10	Breen	60%	5,606
11	Burne	20%	5,511
12	Obrian	50%	3,536
13	Braine	50%	3,530
14	Born	60%	3,243
15	Barn	40%	2,880
16	Barne	20%	2,685
17	Bearne	33%	2,586
18	Bran	60%	2,432
19	Borne	40%	2,130
20	Oborne	33%	2,120
21	Brion	60%	2,087
22	Birnie	33%	1,362
23	Broun	100%	1,240
24	Brane	40%	1,126
25	Eborn	40%	1,104
26	Oborn	40%	1,062
27	Braun	80%	1,044
28	Boran	40%	1,005
29	Beran	40%	970
30	Brun	80%	941
31	Bruin	60%	842
32	Auburn	33%	821
33	Boorn	60%	775
34	Brean	60%	734
35	Eburne	17%	709
36	Bearon	50%	610
37	Obern	20%	553
38	Boorne	50%	543
39	Bearn	40%	508
40	Burnie	33%	495
41	Baren	40%	478
42	Broune	83%	376
43	Bern	40%	365
44	Bren	60%	363
45	Broon	80%	336
46	Eaborn	33%	334
47	Beirne	33%	318
48	Breene	50%	309
49	Brin	60%	306
50	Obrine	33%	299
51	Bruen	60%	290
52	Berne	20%	248
53	Buron	60%	236
54	Baurne	33%	224
55	Brone	60%	220
56	Eaborne	29%	214
57	Bron	80%	202
58	Aburn	20%	196
59	Obrion	50%	195
60	Baran	40%	187
61	Barin	40%	180
62	Brune	60%	167
63	Baaran	33%	153
64	Aborn	40%	149
65	Broan	80%	140
66	Eburn	20%	138
67	Broone	67%	135
68	Bernie	33%	134
69	Obrain	50%	132
70	Beron	60%	130
71	Birne	20%	130
72	Biron	60%	129
73	Bruun	80%	126
74	Baurn	40%	122
75	Biren	40%	117
76	Boarne	33%	117
77	Brein	60%	116
78	Burno	20%	116
79	Boron	60%	115
80	Bruno	60%	111
81	Bearan	33%	104

Did you know?

The surname Broun is the 23rd most popular variant of Bourne.