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The bruin Surname

bruin Name Meaning and History

  1. Dutch: from a personal name based on Middle Dutch bruun ‘brown’, or a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion. See also Braun.
  2. English: of uncertain origin. Reaney suggests that the name may simply reflect a pronunciation of French Brun.
  3. Altered spelling of Swiss Bruhin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of bruin Families in the US in 1920
Number of bruin families
 8-14
 3-7		 1-2
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Threads: 15 - Messages: 44
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Bruin/Bruen Peggy Price 2
Keziah Bruin and William Mohler vtmoogie 0
Maria Kathern Bruin - NY R L Reams 0
Frederick Bruin mjbk 2
Arthur Antrobus & Sara(h) Bruin - picture of them marcella175 1
Christina Bruin - Holland nancymckane66 3
JOHN BRUIN, Detroit Randy White 0
Margaret Althea Bruin marelizall 0
John Edward Bruin (Jack)/Missouri Kitzi Zager 0
WILLIAM ANDREW BRUIN FAMILEY TREE PATSY BRUIN-PATTERSON 7
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