Bruce
[bruːs]Meaning
Scottish surname of Norman origin, probably from the town of Brix in France
Background Story
Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans and has been a Scottish surname since medieval times. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, and became especially popular in the 1940s and 50s. Lebrix and Le Brix are French variations of the surname.
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