How common is the surname Bruin?

575 people in the United States had the surname Bruin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 536,949 Americans. It ranked 38,484th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bruin?

Will Bruin, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Bruin most common?

Wikidata records people named Bruin in the United States.

Is the surname Bruin getting more or less common?

Less common. 617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 575 in 2010, down 6.8%.

The surname Bruin

A Dutch surname, carried by 575 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bruin is more common than 76.3% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

* As a Dutch surname, borrowed from Dutch Bruin, from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Braun. * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the French surname Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”), related to above. * As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Bruhin.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 575 people named Bruin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 536,949 Americans. That is down 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 617.

#38,484

rank among US surnames

575

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-6.8%

change since 2000 (was #34,673)

Who is named Bruin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Bruin identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bruins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Bruin
American soccer player, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bruin

Bruin has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bruin come from?: * As a Dutch surname, borrowed from Dutch Bruin, from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Braun. * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the French surname Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”), related to above. * As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Bruhin.
How common is the surname Bruin?: 575 people in the United States had the surname Bruin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 536,949 Americans. It ranked 38,484th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bruin?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bruin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bruin?: Will Bruin, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Bruin most common?: Wikidata records people named Bruin in the United States.
Is the surname Bruin getting more or less common?: Less common. 617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 575 in 2010, down 6.8%.