Brau

See also: brau, brâu, and Bräu

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from South German Bräu, an occupational surname from a shortened form of an agent noun denoting a brewer;
• Borrowed from Catalan and southern French Brau, a nickname from Catalan brau (“brave, fierce”) or Occitan brau (“wild”).

Proper noun

Brau (plural Braus)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brau is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Brau is most common among White (77.12%) and Hispanic/Latino (20.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan. In France, most prevalent in Hautes-Pyrénées.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁo/

Proper noun

Brau m or f

1. a surname from Occitan, equivalent to English Brau

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com

Italian

Etymology

Most prevalent in Sardinia. Borrowed from Sardinian, derived from a dialectal variant of the adjective bravo (“wild, untamed”). This surname is also found in Catalan and Occitan.

Proper noun

Brau m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sardinian

Descendants

• English: Brau

Further reading

• Forebears (Italian)
• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Anagrams

• ruba