# Braun (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/braun/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,491 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,012 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,951 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (32,676 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɹɑːn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Braun. Doublet of Brown.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Braun in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Braun in the United States, Austria, Brazil, Argentina, the Austrian Empire and Ghana.

## People named Braun

- Carol Moseley Braun, American politician and lawyer
- Nicholas Braun, American actor (born 1988)
- Scooter Braun, American talent manager and businessman (born 1981)
- Mike Braun, American businessman and politician (born 1954)
- Lilian Jackson Braun, American mystery writer (1913-2011)
- Christian Braun, American basketball player (born 2001)
- Georg Braun, Austrian footballer (1907-1963)
- Ryan Braun, American baseball player (born 1983)
- Carl Braun, American basketball player and coach (1927-2010)
- Max Braun, American tug of war competitor
- Tamara Braun, American actress
- Friedrich Braun, Brazilian basketball player (1941–2025)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Bruno, Brian, Brann, Brune, Bruhn, Brun, Beran, Bruni, Brawn, Bruneau, Bran, Brain.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.