The Brunel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 177 people carried this name — #101,737 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 12% from 158 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 8,190 people named Brunel.
90 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Gard.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 423 people named Brunel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
95 people named Brunel live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Brunel in American newspapers,
1865–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brunel.
- Bruna 475 · U.S. census
- Brunache 323 · U.S. census
- Brunck 194 · U.S. census
- Brune 2,872 · U.S. census
- Bruneau 1,728 · U.S. census
- Bruneel 114 · U.S. census
- Brunelle 4,688 · U.S. census
- Brunelli 473 · U.S. census
- Brunello 177 · U.S. census
- Brunet 3,043 · U.S. census
- Brunetta 162 · U.S. census
- Brunette 3,459 · U.S. census
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