The surname Bruning
A surname, carried by 2,965 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B655
Origin
North/Low German and Dutch surname, from the old Germanic name *Bruno, related to modern Brun, and ultimately from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Bruening.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,965 people named Bruning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,130 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,899.
Who is named Bruning
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Bruning identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Bruning
Bruning has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.
Questions
- Where does the surname Bruning come from?
- North/Low German and Dutch surname, from the old Germanic name *Bruno, related to modern Brun, and ultimately from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Bruening.
- How common is the surname Bruning?
- 2,965 people in the United States had the surname Bruning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,130 Americans. It ranked 10,758th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bruning?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bruning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Bruning getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,965 in 2010, up 2.3%.