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Italy

The Italian Brun surname has a few possible sources. It is a patronymic name created from the originally Germanic personal name Bruno. It evolved as a nickname from the Italian word "bruno," meaning "brown," referring to the hair color or perhaps complexion. It may also have evolved as a habitational name from a place name, such as Bruno, in Asti province.

Early Origins of the Brun family

The surname Brun was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. The Bruno or Bruni family were originally from Arezzo but this part of their early history is not traceable. The Brunelli family are on record in Venice from 1151. During the 11th and 12th centuries the family branched from Florence south to Norman dominated Sicily where Giovanni di Bruno held a castle in Palermo in 1282.

Early History of the Brun family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brun research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1360, 1370, 1444, 1467, 1493, 1548, 1577, 1580, 1600, 1630, 1649, 1666, 1681, 1710 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Brun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brun Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bruno, Bruni, di Bruno, di Bruni, Bruni, Bruno, Bruna, Brun, Brunèlli, Brunelli, Brunèllo, Brunello, Brunèlla, Brunella, Brunellèschi, Brunelleschi, Brunètti, Brunetti, Brunetto, Brunètto, Brunini, Bruntti, Brunotti, Brunne, Brunone, Brunacci, Brunazzi, Brunaldi, Brunati, Brunato, Brunatti, Brunèngo, Brunengo, Brunèri, Bruneri, Brunèro, Brunaccini, Brunamonti, Brunero, Brunèse, Brunese, Brunod, Brunri and many more.

Early Notables of the Brun family

Prominent among members of the family was

Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino) (c. 1370-1444), an Italian humanist, historian and statesman
Antonio Bruni of Manduria was a famous poet around 1600
Domenico Bruni (c. 1600-1666), an Italian painter of the Baroque period
the Brunelli family in Rome produced a Cardinal who was known for his extraordinary intelligence
Antonio Brunelli (1577-1630), an Italian composer and theorist of the early Baroque period
in 1681 Diego Brunaccini was made Prince of the reign of San Todaro in Sicily
Lazaro Brunetti was Captain of the knights for the Grand Duke of Tuscany during the 17th century
Giacomo Brunaccini was a Baron and owned vast estates in 1710
the Brunamonti family were official nobility of Assisi
members of the Brunati family in Turin were barons at this time
Sebastiano Brunetti (died 1649), an Italian painter active in his native Bologna

Brun Ranking

In the United States, the name Brun is the 14,972^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Brun is ranked the 75^th most popular surname with an estimated 34,023 people with that name. 2

Brun migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brun Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Brun, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 3
Etienne Brun, who arrived in America in 1752 3
Johan Peter Brun, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
Charles Brun, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 3
Joseph Brun, who arrived in Connecticut in 1763 3
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Brun Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Greta Lisa Brun, aged 30, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 3
Henry Brun, who arrived in St Clair County, III in 1855 3
Daniel Brun, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1859 3
Stephen Brun, who arrived in Iowa in 1883 3
Albert L Brun, who arrived in Hancock County, Miss in 1890 3

Brun Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frank Brun, who landed in Arkansas in 1906 3

Brun migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brun Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Sébastien Brun, son of Vincent and Renée, who married Huguette Bourg, daughter of Antoine and Antoinette, in Port-Royal, Quebec in 1678 4

Brun Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Brun, son of Sébastien and Huguette, who married Anne Gautrot, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Port-Royal, Quebec on 2nd October 1708 4
Claude Brun, son of Sébastien and Huguette, who married Cécile Dugas, daughter of Claude and Françoise, in Port-Royal, Quebec on 27th November 1709 4
Pierre Brun, son of George and Marie, who married Marie-Madeleine Paré, daughter of Etienne and Agnès, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 6th February 1758 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Brun (post 1700) +

Leo Brun, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Erlanger, Kentucky, 1973 5
Louis Bertrand Pierre Brun de Villeret, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Jean Antoine Brun, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Jacques François Brun, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
Claude Louis Brun, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Louis Brun. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean Brun. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jacques Brun. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Claude Brun. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html