The Braun surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 32,676 people carried this name — #973 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,260 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,365 people named Braun live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,226 people named Braun.
314 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 80 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
1,760 people named Braun have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,224 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 477 people named Braun live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Braun,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolaus Braun 1558–1639 · physician -
Heinrich Gottlob Braun 1717–1798 · military officer -
Heinrich Braun 1732–1792 · translator -
Théodore Braun 1805–1887 · magistrate -
Ferdinand Braun 1812–1854 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 146 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Braun.
- Brassel 266 · U.S. census
- Brasseur 658 · U.S. census
- Brau 459 · U.S. census
- Braud 3,465 · U.S. census
- Brauer 4,959 · U.S. census
- Brault 2,022 · U.S. census
- Brauner 1,261 · U.S. census
- Braunschweig 510 · U.S. census
- Braunstein 2,006 · U.S. census
- Bravard 369 · U.S. census
- Bravin 169 · U.S. census
- Bravo 27,576 · U.S. census
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