Brawn: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Search old registers for Brawn and you will soon meet Braun too. In origin, the name means “Brown (hair or complexion)”.

• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Baran, Brown and Brian.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• About 1,899 people in the United States were recorded as Brawn in 2010, placing it 15,429 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.
• Brawn is listed among the recognised spellings of Braun.
• Other spellings include Brauns, Braune and Brauner.

Heraldry and the Brawn name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Braun surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Brawn family name pack.