Last name: BRUN

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BRUN : This last name is indexed 2,116,828 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

BRUN : 1: French Catalan and Scandinavian; North German (also Brün): nickname from French and Catalan brun Middle Low German brūn ‘brown’ referring to the color of the hair complexion or clothing. As a surname of French origin it is also found in Haiti. Compare French Lebrun and German Bruen.2: North German Scandinavian and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Brun(o) from brūna ‘brown’. See also Braun.3: English and Scottish: variant of Brown.4: Slovenian: nickname from dialect brun ‘brown’ a word of Middle High German or Italian origin.

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