Bruce (surname)

The surname Bruce is a surname with several origins. In some cases it is derived from the French place name of Briouze in Orne.^[1] In other cases it appears to be derived from the French place name Brix in Manche.^[2]

People named Bruce

• Adam Bruce
• Alexander Bruce (disambiguation)
• Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, Scottish aristocrat, chief of the name of Bruce
• Brenda Bruce (1918–1996), British actress
• Benjamin F. Bruce (1811–1888), New York politician
• Cameron Bruce (born 1979), Australian-football professional
• Carlos Bruce (born 1959), Peruvian politician
• Carol Bruce (1919-2007), American actress and singer
• Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816–1900), American benefactor of the Harvard College Observatory
• Charles Bruce (disambiguation)
• Charles Alexander Bruce, cultivator of Assam tea (brother of Robert Bruce (tea planter)
• David Bruce (bridge) (1900-1965), American bridge player
• Sir David Bruce (1855–1931), Scottish pathologist and microbiologist
• Earle Bruce (born 1931), American football coach
• Edward Bruce (c. 1275-1318), King of Ireland
• Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, Scottish Judge
• Captain Evan Bruce-Gardyne DSO Laird Of Middleton, Angus, Scotland Naval Captain and Scottish Landowner
• Fiona Bruce (born 1964), British television presenter
• Fiona Bruce (politician) (born 1957), British politician
• Gail Bruce (1923–1998), American football player
• Geoffrey Bruce (1896–1972), British army officer and Everest mountaineer
• George Bruce (disambiguation)
• Isaac Bruce (born 1972), American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams
• Jack Bruce (1943–2014), bass player with the band Cream
• Jacob Bruce (1669–1735), Russian statesman, military leader and scientist
• James Bruce (disambiguation)
• Jay Bruce (born 1987), Major League Baseball outfielder
• John Bruce (disambiguation)
• John Bruce-Gardyne Baron Bruce-Gardyne of Kirkden
• Josette Bruce (1920-1996), French novelist
• Ken Bruce (born 1951), Radio Presenter
• Lenny Bruce (1925–1966), American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist
• Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne Writer, entrepreneur and cookery expert
• Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), British politician
• Michael Bruce (disambiguation)
• Mildred Mary Bruce, The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, British aviator, racing driver, businesswoman
• Nigel Bruce (1895–1953), British character actor
• Patrick Henry Bruce (1881–1936), American cubist painter
• Robert I of Scotland (1274–1329), Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland
• Robert Bruce (disambiguation)
• Stanley Bruce (1883–1967), Prime Minister of Australia
• Steve Bruce (born 1960), British football manager
• Tammy Bruce (born 1962), American radio host, author, and political commentator
• Theo Bruce (1923–2002), Australian athlete
• Theodore Bruce (1847–1911), South Australian auctioneer, politician and mayor of Adelaide
• Thomas Bruce (disambiguation) (disambiguation)
• Vicki Bruce (born 1953), British psychologist
• Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy of India
• William Bruce (disambiguation)
• William George Bruce (1856–1949), Milwaukee publisher, historian, and civic leader

See also

• Clan Bruce, Scottish clan

Citations

References

• Reaney, PH (1995). Wilson, RM, ed. A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-8631464.