Bruen 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 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 9
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 13
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Bruen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bruen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
General Labourer 3
Shoe Maker 2
Formerly Needlewoman 1
Gunner Royal Artillery 1
Nurse 1
Cotton Dyer Maker Up 1
Dyer Print Work 1
Labourer Unemployed 1
Mill Worker Text 1
Policeman 1
Shop Assistant 1
Tailoress Unemployed 1
Coach Lane Weaver 1
Warehouseman 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1
Dress Maker 1
Nil 1
Solder Wife 1
Soldier 1
Agricultural Labourer Plaugh Boy 1
Drainer 1
Naval Cadet 1
Tanner 1
Medical Practitioner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Bruen

Name Census Frequency
Mary Bruen 30
William Bruen 20
John Bruen 16
Charles Bruen 11
Patrick Bruen 10
James Bruen 9
Joseph Bruen 8
Sarah Bruen 8
Thomas Bruen 8
Catherine Bruen 7
Edward Bruen 7
Alice Bruen 6
Annie Bruen 6
Elizabeth Bruen 6
Margaret Bruen 6
Emma Bruen 5
Robert Bruen 5
George Bruen 4
Jane Bruen 4
Michael Bruen 4
Eliza Bruen 3
Ellen Bruen 3
Emily Bruen 3
Richard Bruen 3
Rose Bruen 3

Bruen Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bruen is the 51st most popular variant of Bourne.

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