The surname Bruce is a British surname of French origin.
In Scotland, it is derived from Clan Bruce.
In some cases it is derived from the French place name of Briouze in Normandy,[1] (see Braose) while in others it appears to be derived from Brix in Normandy, or Bruz in Brittany, both in France.
[2] The surname is also common among a Ghanaian family of Accra of Euro-African ancestry.
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