North German (Brün): from Middle Low
German brun ‘brown’, hence probably a nickname for someone
with brown hair or a dark complexion or for someone who habitually
wore brown clothes. Compare Braun.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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