Brunson Surname Guide

The Brunson last name has Norwegian roots. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “the son of Brun (brown)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

The 2010 census count for Brunson in the United States was 17,099, good for rank 2,115. INSEE counts 184 people born in France with the Brunson surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Bronson, Branson and Barneson.

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Brunson, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Research your Brunson family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.