Frequency: (116)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Possibly a variant of German Brütsch, a nickname for a grumpy, sullen individual, from Brütsch, Brutsche ‘pout’.
GIVEN NAME French 4%. Dominique.
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