Brun 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 1
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 56
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 9
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 38
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 39
Middlesex 4
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 7
Surrey 2
Sussex 4
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 12

Wales

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

Brun Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brun family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 8
General Labourer 4
School 4
Dress Maker 3
Coal Hewer 3
Chemical Labourer 2
Dock Labourer 2
Tailor 2
Scholar 2
Pupil 2
Labourer Estate Ag L 2
No Occupation 2
Cook Domestic 2
Engineer 2
Farmer 2
Farmer's Daughter 2
Governess 1
Monthly Nurse Sick 1
Bread Maker 1
Farmer's Son 1
Farmer's Son F Rel 1
Grape Grovery 1
House Maid(domestic) 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Locomotive Engine Fitter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Brun

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brun 73
John Brun 71
Elizabeth Brun 50
James Brun 37
William Brun 26
Jane Brun 25
Ann Brun 24
George Brun 24
Thomas Brun 19
Philip Brun 18
Edward Brun 17
Sarah Brun 15
Eliza Brun 14
Louisa Brun 14
Ellen Brun 13
Charles Brun 12
Henry Brun 12
Joseph Brun 12
Francis Brun 11
Robert Brun 11
Alice Brun 10
Margaret Brun 10
Albert Brun 8
Frank Brun 8
Maria Brun 8

Brun Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 50% 39,866
2 Burn 50% 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 60% 6,722
9 Bourn 60% 6,046
10 Breen 60% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 50% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 50% 3,243
15 Barn 50% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 33% 2,586
18 Bran 75% 2,432
19 Borne 40% 2,130
20 Oborne 33% 2,120
21 Brion 60% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 80% 1,240
24 Brane 60% 1,126
25 Eborn 40% 1,104
26 Oborn 40% 1,062
27 Braun 80% 1,044
28 Boran 60% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 100% 941
31 Bruin 80% 842
32 Auburn 33% 821
33 Boorn 40% 775
34 Brean 60% 734
35 Eburne 33% 709
36 Bearon 50% 610
37 Obern 40% 553
38 Boorne 33% 543
39 Bearn 40% 508
40 Burnie 33% 495
41 Baren 60% 478
42 Broune 67% 376
43 Bern 50% 365
44 Bren 75% 363
45 Broon 60% 336
46 Eaborn 33% 334
47 Beirne 33% 318
48 Breene 50% 309
49 Brin 75% 306
50 Obrine 50% 299
51 Bruen 80% 290
52 Berne 40% 248
53 Buron 60% 236
54 Baurne 50% 224
55 Brone 60% 220
56 Eaborne 29% 214
57 Brunn 80% 204
58 Bron 75% 202
59 Aburn 40% 196
60 Obrion 50% 195
61 Baran 60% 187
62 Barin 60% 180
63 Brune 80% 167
64 Baaran 50% 153
65 Aborn 40% 149
66 Broan 60% 140
67 Eburn 40% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 50% 132
71 Beron 60% 130
72 Birne 40% 130
73 Biron 60% 129
74 Bruun 80% 126
75 Baurn 60% 122
76 Biren 60% 117
77 Boarne 33% 117
78 Brein 60% 116
79 Burno 40% 116
80 Boron 60% 115
81 Bruno 80% 111
82 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Brun is the 30th most popular variant of Bourne.

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