# Bruns (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,158 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,670 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (10,876 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bruns 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bruns in the United States.

## People named Bruns

- George Bruns, American composer (1914-1983)
- Phil Bruns, American actor, writer (1931-2012)
- Mona Bruns, American actress (1899-2000)

## Similar surnames

Barnes, Burns, Briones, Byrnes, Berens, Berns, Burnes, Brenes, Byrns, Brunson, Brinson, Branson.

## 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.