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The bruno Surname

bruno Name Meaning and History

  1. Italian and Portuguese: from a Germanic personal name, Bruno (see Brun).
  2. Italian: nickname from bruno ‘brown’, referring to the color of the hair, complexion, or clothing.
  3. Italian: possibly a habitational name from a place named Bruno, for example in Asti province.

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The bruno name in History

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Distribution of bruno Families in the US in 1920
Number of bruno families
 234-466
 79-233		 1-78
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