| Group info: | | Language of origin: | Old French |
| Info about origin: | originally a family name common in Scotland, brought there by the Normans |
| | the original form of the family name was de Braose and derives from a place in Normandy, France, Braose/Brieuse |
| | known from Robert the Bruce, a Scottish hero who achieved independence from England for Scotland (14th century AD) |
| Topics: | Family name, Geographic name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 47:Bruce USA 1960-1969 |
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