The Bruyere surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 513 people carried this name — #42,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 10% from 466 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,449 people named Bruyere.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Loire.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 642 people named Bruyere 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 Hainaut.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bruyere.
- Brusa 228 · U.S. census
- Bruschi 504 · U.S. census
- Brusco 521 · U.S. census
- Brusseau 756 · U.S. census
- Brust 2,976 · U.S. census
- Brutus 1,797 · U.S. census
- Bruyneel 110 · U.S. census
- Bruzzese 679 · U.S. census
- Bruzzi 201 · U.S. census
- Bruzzone 193 · U.S. census
- Bry 377 · U.S. census
- Bryan 57,143 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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