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Bruce

in the US

There are 370,097 people with the first name "Bruce" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Bruce 105
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  1. is 101st most common Virginia
  2. is 102nd most common Keith
  3. is 103rd most common Martha
  4. is 104th most common Marie
  5. is 105th most common Bruce
  6. is 106th most common Jeff
  7. is 107th most common Anna
  8. is 108th most common Walter
  9. is 109th most common Teresa

Similar Names and Nicknames

Brucie, Brad, Bruck, Brucha, Brooke, Bruch, Bruchy, Brucee, Bruc, Bruchie

Most Common Last Names for Bruce

Johnson, Smith, Miller, Williams, Anderson, Brown, Jones, Davis, Wilson, Thompson

Meaning & History

(male) Transferred use of the Scottish surname, now used as a given name throughout the English-speaking world. In the 20th century it was particularly popular in Australia. The surname was originally a Norman baronial name, but a precise identification of the place from which it was derived has not been made (there are a large number of possible candidates). The Bruces were an influential Norman family in Scottish affairs in the early Middle Ages; its most famous member was Robert ‘the Bruce’ (1274–1329), who is said to have drawn inspiration after his defeat at Methven from the perseverance of a spider in repeatedly climbing up again after being knocked down. He ruled Scotland as King Robert I from 1306 to 1329.

Recent Searches for "Bruce" in the US

Since June 2009
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Bruce Johnson (3,831 searches)
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