Brauns: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Arms linked to Braun and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Brauns means

The spelling Brauns grew out of Braun, a German surname with a long paper trail. Name scholars give the meaning as “Brown (hair or complexion)”.

The extra ending in Brauns is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Braun's family. Other spellings include Brown, Bruhn and Braune.

Research your Brauns family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.