Given name & surname
Brunell
“the small brown-haired one”
Brunell is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brunell is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brunell is a variant of Burnell. An origin associated with Burnell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brunell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 5 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,771 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brunell’s family of names
Brunell has a related form in Burnell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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