Broun

Broun

Broun is a surname, and may refer to:

* Agnes Broun, mother of the poet Robert Burns
* Broun of Colstoun
** Broun Baronets, a branch of the Broun of Colstoun family
* Clan Broun, a Scottish Clan name
** William Broun, chief of the Clan Broun of Scotland
* Dauvit Broun, a Scottish historian
* Peter Broun, the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
* Paul Broun, US Congressman from Georgia
* Heywood Broun, an American journalist
* Heywood Hale Broun, an American journalist and son of Heywood Broun
* Jeremy Broun, a British carpenter
* John Allan Broun (1817-1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India

* "Broun", Middle English spelling for brown


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