Broun

Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include:

• Agnes Broun (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns
• Alex Broun (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter
• Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian
• Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director
• Frank Broun (1876–1930), Australian politician
• Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist
• Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun
• Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author
• Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician
• John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India
• Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer
• Maurice Broun (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist
• Paul Broun (born 1946), US Congressman from Georgia
• Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
• Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist
• William Leroy Broun (1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

See also

• Broun Baronets, descendants of Sir Patrick Broun, 1st Baronet, of Colstoun (c. 1630–1688)
• Clan Broun, Scottish clan name

References

Surname list

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