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braun Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German braun ‘brown’ (Middle High German brun), referring to the color of the hair, complexion, or clothing, or from the personal name Bruno, which was borne by the Dukes of Saxony, among others, from the 10th century or before. It was also the name of several medieval German and Italian saints, including St. Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian order (1030–1101), who was born in Cologne.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of braun Families in the US in 1920
Number of braun families
 215-428
 72-214		 1-71
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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