Brunner Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Brunner last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Brunner last name
Meaning of the Brunner last name: dweller by a spring. Brunner was a name for someone who lived by a spring or well, from the old German word for a spring. Farmsteads called Brunn were common in the south. The name is most frequent in Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland, and emigrants carried it to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. A curious detail: the same root is in the German word Brunnen, still used for the fountains in town squares today.
Arms associated with the Brunner name
A curious German custom is the 'speaking arms', where the picture plays on the sound of the surname, and many families like the Brunners enjoyed that idea.
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Brunner name FAQ
What does the Brunner name mean?
Dweller by a spring. Common variants include Bronner, Brunnhuber, Brünner.
Where does the Brunner surname come from?
It originates in Germany, and is also found in Austria, Switzerland and the United States.
Is there a Brunner coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Brunner coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Duden Familiennamen; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).