Brunner (family name)

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Brunner is a German family name . The name is mainly spread south of the Main line.

Origin and meaning

The name Brunner is derived from the Middle High German brunne , which means 'source, well'; it then referred to someone who lived near a well ( residence name ). Furthermore, as a name of origin, it could indicate that the name bearer came from a similarly named place, such as Brunn , Brunnen or Brünn . Brunner was rarely used as a professional name for a well digger or a manufacturer of breastplates .

distribution

Diagram showing the frequency distribution of the name Brunner in Germany (as of 2005)
Diagram showing the frequency distribution of the name Brunner in Austria (status: 2004)

Brunner is the 202nd most common family name in Germany and the 28th most common in Austria. In Germany, it occurs mainly in Bavaria (around 55%) and Baden-Württemberg (around 20%) (as of 2010). With regard to Austria, no clear trend can be identified.

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  • Ivo Brunner (* 1952), Austrian educator, English studies and university professor

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See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Brunner  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rosa Kolkheim, Volker Kolkheim: Duden - Lexicon of family names. Bibliographisches Institut und Brockhaus, Mannheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-411-73111-4 , p. 371
  2. ↑ Query for frequency distribution on christoph.stoepel.net/geogen