Bruno

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since 1880

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in 2010

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Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
Synonyms: giordano bruno
(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
Synonyms: saint bruno and st. bruno
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
Synonyms: bruno of toul and leo ix

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From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”). The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno.

A male given name.
A surname.
(folklore) A name for the bear.
A city in Minnesota
A village in Nebraska
A municipality in Piedmont, Italy
A town in Saskatchewan

Bruno was also found in the following language(s): Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Slovak, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Bruno

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and choreographer. He holds the title Grenade". Bruno was given the name Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

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Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino is a wrestler. Bruno was born on October 6th, 1935 in Pizzoferrato.

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Bruno Schulz

Bruno Schulz was a writer, fine artist, literary critic, art teacher, literary criticism, and visual arts education. Bruno was born on July 12th, 1892 in Drohobych. He passed away on November 19th, 1942.

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Bruno Ganz

His most notable accomplishments were from 1960 to present. Bruno was born on March 22nd, 1941 in Zürich, Switzerland.

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Bruno Kirby

Bruno Kirby was an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1971 to 2006. Bruno was given the name Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr. on April 28th, 1949 in New York City, New York, U.S. Bruno is also known as Bruce Kirby, Jr., and B. Kirby. He breathed his last breath on August 14th, 2006.

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Bruno Martins Indi

Bruno Martins Indi is a soccer player for the FC Porto, Feyenoord, Netherlands national under-17 football team, Netherlands national under-19 football team, and Netherlands national under-21 football team. Bruno was born on February 8th, 1992 in Barreiro, Portugal. Bruno is also known as Martins Indi and Rolando Maximiliano.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Bruno

Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno was a philosopher. Giordano was born in 1548 in Nola. He left this life in 1600.

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Frank Bruno

Frank Bruno is a boxer. Frank was born on November 16th, 1961 in England.

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Bruno

Bruno is a soccer player for the Villarreal CF, Villarreal CF B, and Spain national football team. Bruno was born on June 12th, 1984 in Artana, Spain. Bruno is also known as Bruno.

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Angelo Bruno

Angelo Bruno was a businessperson, boss (crime), american mafia, gangster, rum-running, racket (crime), businessman, crime boss, mafioso, mobster, rum runner, and racketeer. Angelo was born on May 21st, 1910 in Villalba, Sicily. Angelo is also known as The Gentle Don". He left this life on March 21st, 1980.

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Dylan Bruno

Dylan Bruno is an actor and model. He has been prominent since 1995. Dylan was born on September 6th, 1972 in Milford, Connecticut, U.S.

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Aaron Bruno

Aaron Bruno is an indie rock, electronic rock, and industrial rock musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1999 to present. Aaron was given the name Aaron Richard Bruno on November 11th, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Aaron is also known as AWOL.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Boys Born
1880	7	7
1881	6	6
1882	5	5
1884	7	7
1885	7	7
1886	5	5
1887	12	12
1888	6	6
1889	7	7
1890	10	10
1891	15	15
1892	14	14
1893	10	10
1894	18	18
1895	14	14
1896	13	13
1897	12	12
1898	17	17
1899	7	7
1900	26	26
1901	13	13
1902	15	15
1903	9	9
1904	18	18
1905	23	23
1906	19	19
1907	20	20
1908	27	27
1909	33	33
1910	54	54
1911	54	54
1912	127	127
1913	180	180
1914	219	219
1915	348	348
1916	353	353
1917	328	328
1918	348	348
1919	261	261
1920	292	292
1921	311	311
1922	261	261
1923	286	286
1924	261	261
1925	211	211
1926	209	209
1927	190	190
1928	172	172
1929	147	147
1930	160	160
1931	121	121
1932	98	98
1933	111	111
1934	112	112
1935	87	87
1936	85	85
1937	80	80
1938	78	78
1939	54	54
1940	68	68
1941	90	90
1942	79	79
1943	63	63
1944	67	67
1945	58	58
1946	71	71
1947	81	81
1948	49	49
1949	74	74
1950	71	71
1951	83	83
1952	83	83
1953	88	88
1954	70	70
1955	73	73
1956	93	93
1957	107	107
1958	88	88
1959	92	92
1960	107	107
1961	104	104
1962	89	89
1963	103	103
1964	85	85
1965	86	86
1966	78	78
1967	88	88
1968	96	96
1969	50	50
1970	75	75
1971	76	76
1972	78	78
1973	63	63
1974	68	68
1975	39	39
1976	51	51
1977	43	43
1978	66	66
1979	57	57
1980	64	64
1981	65	65
1982	76	76
1983	78	78
1984	58	58
1985	67	67
1986	64	64
1987	62	62
1988	77	77
1989	99	99
1990	113	113
1991	95	95
1992	82	82
1993	109	109
1994	94	94
1995	105	105
1996	125	125
1997	118	118
1998	112	112
1999	119	119
2000	156	156
2001	160	160
2002	220	220
2003	224	224
2004	229	229
2005	239	239
2006	258	258
2007	263	263
2008	274	274
2009	245	245
2010	297	297
2011	261	261
2012	284	284
2013	379	379
2014	381	381
2015	348	348
2016	384	384
2017	400	400

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Bruno	U.S.
█	White	74.09%	64.26%
█	African American	7.00%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.19%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.62%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.15%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	15.96%	16.26%

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People with the last name Bruno are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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How Popular is the name Bruno? Bruno is the 1,916^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Bruno was the 1,135^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Bruno have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 15,827 babies born with the first name Bruno in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bruno to occupy the territory of Anguilla (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 15,236 (as of July 1, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Bruno? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
When was Bruno first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bruno is Saturday, September 18th, 1869.
What year had the most people named Bruno born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bruno was in 2017 with a total of 400 babies.
Random Bruno Factoid: According to the 1915 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bruno ranks 100^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Illinois. Imagine that, 87 babies in Illinois have the same name as you in 1915.
Weird things about the name Bruno: Your name in reverse order is Onurb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Brnou. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Bruno? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 30,883 people with the last name Bruno.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bruno? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 10 of them will have Bruno as their last name.