Popularity of the last name by country
Sweden
- Stockholm (2,427)
- Uppsala (666)
- Göteborg (577)
- Jönköping (455)
- Uddevalla (418)
- Örebro (347)
- Kristianstad (299)
- Gotland (269)
- Kristinehamn (244)
- Kungälv (232)
- Malmö (224)
- Karlstad (216)
- Kalmar (212)
- Älvkarleby (199)
- Karlskrona (163)
- Ängelholm (126)
- Arvika (126)
- Boxholm (117)
- Västerås (117)
- Enköping (116)
- Orust (115)
- Alingsås (107)
- Motala (101)
- Linköping (95)
- Hudiksvall (94)
- Skinnskatteberg (91)
- Köping (88)
- Vänersborg (86)
- Falkenberg (85)
- Nora (85)
- Varberg (76)
- Ånge (75)
- Färgelanda (72)
- Karlshamn (70)
- Malung (62)
- Orsa (61)
- Hedemora (57)
- Ystad (57)
- Östhammar (54)
- Tierp (53)
- Arboga (51)
- Munkedal (50)
- Strömstad (50)
- Ronneby (47)
- Sala (47)
- Strängnäs (43)
- Forshaga (43)
- Gävle (41)
- Haninge (37)
- Vårgårda (36)
- Halmstad (33)
- Tranås (31)
- Ale (30)
- Söderhamn (28)
- Stenungsund (28)
- Herrljunga (27)
- Ödeshög (27)
- Dals-Ed (26)
- Lerum (26)
- Hagfors (26)
All countries
- France (1,811,281)
- Switzerland (18,832)
- Sweden (16,086)
- Denmark (15,326)
- Norway (14,856)
- Canada (14,750)
- Germany (11,190)
- Finland (6,747)
- Netherlands (6,142)
- Belgium (6,069)
- Spain (5,767)
- United Kingdom (5,428)
- Italy (4,599)
- United States (4,229)
- Algeria (4,213)
- Réunion (3,812)
- Austria (2,511)
- Guadeloupe (1,994)
- Unknown country (778)
- Ireland (677)
- Morocco (586)
- Argentina (528)
- Hungary (501)
- Australia (480)
- Monaco (476)
- Martinique (423)
- Tunisia (331)
- New Caledonia (260)
- Viet Nam (255)
- Russian Federation (248)
- New Zealand (247)
- French Guiana (194)
- Poland (189)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (185)
- Egypt (182)
- Luxembourg (172)
- Mauritius (152)
- Peru (150)
- Brazil (128)
- Mexico (127)
Origine 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 <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lebrun">Lebrun</a> and German <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Bruen">Bruen</a>.2: North German Scandinavian and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Brun(o) from brūna ‘brown’. See also <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Braun">Braun</a>.3: English and Scottish: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Brown">Brown</a>.4: Slovenian: nickname from dialect brun ‘brown’ a word of Middle High German or Italian origin.
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