Bruin (surname)

Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn and Bruins are Dutch surnames.

They can be equivalent to the English surname Brown or, particularly for the form "Bruins", be patronymic as Bruin/Bruijn is a now rare Dutch form of Bruno.

[1][2] The form "the brown" (De Bruin, De Bruine, De Bruijn, De Bruyn and De Bruyne) is more common.

Notable people with the surname include: