as a Last Name
- 980
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Brule
Meaning & Origins
French (Brûlé): topographic name for someone living in a place cleared for use by burning, from Old French brusle ‘burnt’, past participle of brusler ‘to burn’. Some instances of the name may derive from the same word used with reference to disfigurement by burning, either accidentally or as a medieval ordeal or punishment. Compare Brent 3.
| 23,689th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 980
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Rhode Island
- has the most people named Brule per capita
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