The Bruner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,898 people carried this name — #2,292 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 15,404 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Bruner.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Bas-Rhin 13
Paris 13
Corrèze 5
Yonne 3
Haut-Rhin 2
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Finistère 1
Saône-et-Loire 1

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 36 people named Bruner 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 15
Chaco 11
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

30 people named Bruner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 50 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 16
Pomeranian 7
Warmian-Masurian 5
Lower Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In national population registers

30 people named Bruner is counted in Slovenia.

Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 30

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In the first U.S. census, 1790

60 families named Bruner, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 319 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 40
Maryland 11
North Carolina 4
South Carolina 3
Virginia 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bruner in American newspapers,
1908–1913.

Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Bruner
The St. Mary Banner 1913-11-29
Newspaper page from The Lafayette Advertiser carrying the name Bruner
The Lafayette Advertiser 1908-08-14
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Bruner
Evening Star 1909-03-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Bruner in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

293 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bruner. The most, 86, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 145
Victoria 63
Queensland 42
South Australia 20
Western Australia 19
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bruner.

Who carried it

People named Bruner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elwood Bruner
    Elwood Bruner 1854–1915 · lawyer
  • Władysław Bruner
    Władysław Bruner 1859–1937 · physician
  • Jane W. Bruner 1845–1909 · writer
  • Lawrence Bruner 1856–1937 · zoologist
  • Wilhelm Bruner 1875–2000 · judge
  • Stephen Cole Bruner 1891–1953 · naturalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bruner,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,261 records

1,261 records of the Bruner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 521
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 298
  • Other U.S. records 442
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard M. Bruner

    Born 1916 in Indiana. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington; bookkeeper from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charlotte Bruner

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 17; servant. From Usa, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Mark Leroy Bruner

    Born 1950; from Rio Dell, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,261 records for Bruner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands65 records

65 records of the Bruner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 37
  • Dutch population registers 14
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 14
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rudolph Johannes Bruner

    Married in 1869 in Nieuweschans; engine driver. Died 1899 in Leeuwarden, aged 56.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Bruner

    Born 1826 in Dokkum. Married in 1853 in Dokkum. Died 1860 in Dokkum, aged 33.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sebastien Bruner

    Died 1812 in Nijmegen, aged 31; fusilier.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Bruner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany37 records

37 records of the Bruner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 35
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Brüner

    From Darup, Coesfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 May 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 17).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Bruner

    Came to Böhmen as an immigrant in 1832.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Bruner

    Named in an application to settle and marry in 1845.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Bruner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Bruner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Felicie Bruner

    Born 1900 in Brest; died 1990 in Plougastel-Daoulas (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Albert Bruner

    Born 1895 in Illkirch-Graffenstaden; died 1977 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Odette Lucie Bruner

    Born 1922 in Étigny; died 2000 in Sens (Yonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Bruner in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Bruner name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Evelyn Bruner

    Buried in 1997 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 97.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rachel Harriet Bruner

    Died 1942; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gustave Bruner

    Died 1914 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Bruner in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Bruner name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Bruner

    Left Hobart Town in 1852 aboard the Royal Saxon, bound for Sydney, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Charles Bruner

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1866.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record J. H. Bruner

    Australian Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Bruner in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Bruner name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Agnethe Bruner

    Census of 1910: Verket, Biri; housekeeper, born 1854 in Land.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Josefine Bruner

    Census of 1910: Briskebyveien, Kristiania; born 1884 in Trøgstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Bruner name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gutta Brüner

    Married in 1561 in Illnau, canton of Zürich; of Adlikon.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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