The Brust surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,976 people carried this name — #10,729 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 99,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 2,673 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
126 people named Brust have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 148 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 96 people named Brust 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 Río Negro.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Brust.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Vosges.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Brust in American newspapers,
1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 138,796 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brust,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfred Brust 1891–1934 · writer -
Josef Brust 1855–1923 · lawyer
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Josef Brust 1855–1923 · lawyer
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Josef Brust 1855–1923 · lawyer
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Anna Brust 1862–1940 · actor
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August Brust 1862–1924 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brust.
- Bruny 205 · U.S. census
- Brus 623 · U.S. census
- Brusa 228 · U.S. census
- Bruschi 504 · U.S. census
- Brusco 521 · U.S. census
- Brusseau 756 · U.S. census
- Brutus 1,797 · U.S. census
- Bruyere 513 · U.S. census
- Bruyneel 110 · U.S. census
- Bruzzese 679 · U.S. census
- Bruzzi 201 · U.S. census
- Bruzzone 193 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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