Brüning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany-Alt
Germany

The surname Brüning is a ancient German name that originated in the Rhineland. While the Germans at first used only one name, population increases created confusion among people of the same name, forcing them to adopt hereditary surnames. Two common types of German names are patronymic names, taken from the given name of the father, and metronymic names, taken from the name of the mother. Brüning was derived from the baptismal name for the son of Bruno, which was originally derived from the Old German word bruen, which means brown.

Early Origins of the Brüning family

The surname Brüning was first found in the Rhineland, where the name Breuning contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and later played a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the family name branched into many houses, where members continued to play a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Brüning family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brüning research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1757 is included under the topic Early Brüning History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brüning Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Breuning, Breunning, Breuninge, Bruning, Brunning, Bruninge, Brunninger, Bruninger, Bruningher and many more.

Early Notables of the Brüning family

More information is included under the topic Early Brüning Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brüning Ranking

In the United States, the name Brüning is the 13,337^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Brüning migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brüning Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

StolTel Bruning, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Johan Bruning, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2

Brüning Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henrietta Bruning, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
Gert Bruning, who arrived in America in 1836 2
Clara Bruning, aged 28, who arrived in America in 1836 2
Heinr Bruning, who arrived in America in 1837 2
Albert F Bruning, aged 21, who landed in Missouri in 1839 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Brüning migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Brüning Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jo Bruning, aged 20, who landed in St Christopher in 1635 2
Mr. John Bruning, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Matthew" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Brüning (post 1700) +

Melissa Bruning (b. 1971), American Costume Designers Guild Award nominated costume designer, known for her work in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Wild (2014) and Let Me In (2010)
Jon Bruning (b. 1969), American politician and lawyer, Attorney General of the state of Nebraska
Richard Bruning (b. 1953), American graphic designer and comics creator, current Senior Vice-President-Creative Director of DC Comics
Walter Frank Bruning (b. 1923), American architect
Theodore Bruning, American Republican politician, Candidate for Mayor of Bellmawr, New Jersey, 1930 5
Robert W. Bruning, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964 5
Jon Bruning (b. 1969), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004 5
Anthony Bruning (1716-1776), English Jesuit, eldest son of George Bruning of East Meon and Foxfield, Hampshire 6
Heinrich Bruning (1885-1970), German politician, Chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932
Anne Bruning, Australian Film Institute Award nominated production manager, known for her work on The Lovely Bones (2009), King Kong (2005) and The Last Samurai (2003)
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019