Brune History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Germany

The ancient name Brune is a Norman name that would have been developed in England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This name was a name given to a person who has "brown hair" or "brown eyes," or "dresses habitually in brown." The name springs from similar roots in Old English, Old English, Old Norse, Old French, Old German. It is also possible that a given instance of the name is derived from a short form of an Old English personal name such as "Brunwine" or "Brungar."

Early Origins of the Brune family

The surname Brune was first found in Middlesex at Spitalfields, a parish, in the union of Whitechapel, Tower division of the hundred of Ossulstone. " The present name of the parish is derived from a priory of canons of the Augustine order, and an hospital for poor brethren, entitled 'the New Hospital of our Lady without Bishopsgate,' founded in the year 1197, by Walter Brune, citizen, and afterwards sheriff, of London, and Roesia his wife." 1

Early History of the Brune family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brune research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1390 is included under the topic Early Brune History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brune Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Brune were recorded, including Brune, Brun and others.

Early Notables of the Brune family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Sir William Brune, Chamberlain of England

Brune Ranking

In the United States, the name Brune is the 8,216^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Brune is ranked the 8,427^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 3

Brune migration to the United States +

The unstable environment in England at this time caused numerous families to board ships and leave in search of opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad in places like Ireland, Australia, and particularly the New World. The voyage was extremely difficult, however, and only taken at great expense. The cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels caused many to arrive diseased and starving, not to mention destitute from the enormous cost. Still opportunity in the emerging nations of Canada and the United States was far greater than at home and many went on to make important contributions to the cultures of their adopted countries. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Brune arrived in North America very early:

Brune Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Rachel Brune, who settled in Virginia in 1663
Lewis Brune, who settled in Maryland in 1666

Brune Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Henry Brune, who settled in Maryland
William Brune, who landed in Mississippi in 1824 4
James Brune, who arrived in Aranzazu or Copano, Tex in 1829 4
A M Gert Brune, who arrived in America in 1835 4
Ferdinand Brune, who arrived in America in 1836 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brune (post 1700) +

Nicole Brune (b. 1981), American painter of fantasy art and pin-up art
Frederick William Brune IV (1894-1972), American jurist, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Court of Appeals
Minnie Tittell Brune (1875-1974), born Minnie Tittle, American-born, Australian stage actress
William H Brune, American Professor of Meteorology and Department Head at Pennsylvania State University
Dr. James N Brune, Professor in the department of Geological Sciences, at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune, French Marshall of the Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Elisa Brune (b. 1966), Belgian writer and journalist
Walter Brune (b. 1926), German architect, urban planner and real estate entrepreneur
Gabrielle Brune (1912-2005), British actress
Nick Brune (b. 1952), Canadian educator, historian, and author
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Brune family +

USS Arizona

Mr. James William Brune, American Radioman Third Class from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Guillaume Brune. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html