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De Bruin

 
 

Frequency: (627)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)

Dutch: nickname meaning ‘the brown one’, i.e. someone who had brown hair or who habitually wore brown, Middle Dutch brune.

GIVEN NAMES: Dutch 4%. Maarten (3), Gerrit (2), Hendrik (2), Annick, Cornelis, Marinus.

See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.

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