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The brunson Surname

brunson Name Meaning and History

  1. English: patronymic from Brown, either as a nickname or as an existing surname. Formation of new surnames ending in -son from existing surnames was a relatively common phenomenon in northwestern England.
  2. Variant of Dutch Brunsen, a patronymic from Brun.

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Distribution of brunson Families in the US in 1840
Number of brunson families
 23-44
 8-22
 1-7
 0
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