How common is the surname Bruns?

11,158 people in the United States had the surname Bruns in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. It ranked 3,234th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bruns?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bruns identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bruns?

George Bruns, American composer (1914-1983), followed by Phil Bruns.

Where is the surname Bruns most common?

Wikidata records people named Bruns in the United States.

Is the surname Bruns getting more or less common?

More common. 10,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,158 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Bruns

A surname, carried by 11,158 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bruns is more common than 98% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,158 people named Bruns in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,876.

#3,234

rank among US surnames

11,158

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,056)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,225	Parent	11,193	27,584
#3,226	Lenz	11,191	27,589
#3,227	Keck	11,186	27,601
#3,228	Houghton	11,184	27,606
#3,229	Noe	11,182	27,611
#3,230	Bunn	11,180	27,616
#3,231	South	11,178	27,621

Who is named Bruns

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

95% of people named Bruns identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brunss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bruns

Bruns has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Bruns?: 11,158 people in the United States had the surname Bruns in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. It ranked 3,234th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bruns?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bruns identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bruns?: George Bruns, American composer (1914-1983), followed by Phil Bruns.
Where is the surname Bruns most common?: Wikidata records people named Bruns in the United States.
Is the surname Bruns getting more or less common?: More common. 10,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,158 in 2010, up 2.6%.