Bruno History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Italian Bruno 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 Bruno family

The surname Bruno 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 Bruno family

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Bruno 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 Bruno family

Prominent among members of the family was Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino) (c. 1370-1444), an Italian humanist, historian and statesman; often called the first modern historian; 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...
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Bruno World Ranking

In the United States, the name Bruno is the 1,314^th most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bruno is ranked the 884^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,809 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Bruno is the 55^th popular surname with an estimated 74 people with that name. 3

Bruno migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bruno Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Bruno, aged 34, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1845 4
Christian Bruno, who arrived in Texas in 1845 4
Calixto Bruno, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
Wilhelm Bruno, who arrived in Texas in 1860 4
Guiseppe Bruno, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 4
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Bruno Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alfio Bruno, aged 25, who landed in America from Paterno, in 1901
Amedeo Bruno, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Reggio, in 1901
Adamo Bruno, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Torino, in 1901
Alfonso Bruno, aged 30, who immigrated to America from Maddaleni, Italy, in 1902
Agata Bruno, aged 31, who settled in America from Palermo, in 1903
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bruno (post 1700) +

Betty Ann Bruno (1931-2023), née Cain, an American child actress, one of the munchkins in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and later was a reporter and television host who worked for KTVU-Channel 2 in San Francisco for over 20 years
Joseph Jon Bruno (1946-2021), American sixth Episcopal Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
Joseph Louis Bruno (1929-2020), American businessman and Republican politician who served in the New York State Senate (1977-2008), Senate Majority Leader (1994-2008)
Billi Bruno, American five-time Young Artist Award nominated child actress
Dylan Bruno (b. 1972), American actor and former model
Chris Bruno (b. 1966), American film and television actor
Francesco Bruno (b. 1968), Italian sport shooter awarded a gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
João de Almeida Bruno (1935-2022), Portuguese jurist, President of the Supremo Tribunal Militar from 1994 to 1998
Nicette Bruno (1933-2020), birth name and stage name of Nicete Xavier Miessa, a Brazilian actress
Adrien François de Bruno, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
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Historic Events for the Bruno family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Henry Augustine Bruno, English 1st Class Passenger residing in Montclair, New Jersey, USA visiting Liverpool, England, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 6
Mrs. Annie Bruno, (née Thompson), English 1st Class Passenger residing in Montclair, New Jersey, USA visiting Liverpool, England, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 6

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/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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) Adrien Bruno. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/