Bruun is a surname of
North Germanic origin. The meaning is brown (brun in
Danish,
Swedish and
Norwegian). In
Denmark, the name is known to have been in use since the 13th century in the form Bruun.[1] Other spelling variants are Bruhn and Brun. Today, c. 0.1% of the population carries Bruun as their surname or middle name. The name is also in use in
Norway (c. 0.02% of the population), the
Faroe Islands and the other
Nordic countries (even less frequent).
The infrequent occurrences of Bruun as a surname outside Scandinavia, mainly Germany, Great Britain, Canada and the U.S.,[2] is due to
immigration from the
Nordic countries; in Germany possibly as a variation over the given name Bruno.
Notable people
Persons with Bruun as their surname
Amalie Bruun (1985 - ), Danish singer, musician, model
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