Bruan is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bruan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Name rare focused primarily in Morbihan, also met in the form Brouan. The most common form is Brohan. This is an ancient name for baptism, probably formed from broc'h Breton (= badger).

How popular is Bruan?

Bruan is common in Philippines.

Bruan is ranked 153189 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bruans grew by 14.59854 per cent to 157 since 2000 and ranked 111988 after elevating 5550 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 45.86 33.58
White 39.49 56.93
Others 8.92 3.65
Hispanic or Latino 3.82 3.65
Bruan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Philippines which may be its originating country too. Around 2445 people have been found who wears Bruan as their family name. Bruan have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
21,529 Singapore2
20,595 China2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
9,926 Ivory Coast1
42,479 Greece1
897,276 Russia1
107,212 South Africa1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
67,388 Australia26
133,639 Canada18
Countries with hundreds of Bruan:
104,350 United States214
Countries with thousands of Bruan:
6,714 Philippines2,127

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Bruan worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Empire State and arrived on March 17, 1851. Workwoman Pat Bruan, are others that migrated to US.

Bruan Namesakes

  • Aristide Bruant, Singer
  • Aristide Bruant, Singer
  • Aristide Bruant, Singer
  • Virginie Bruant, Film Editor

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