Bruin

Etymology 1
From, used as a name for the bear in.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.

Etymology 2

 * As a surname, borrowed from, from the adjective . Compare.
 * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the surname, from the adjective , related to above.
 * As an surname, variant of.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Bruin is the 38484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Bruin is most common among White (84.87%) and Black/African American (13.57%) individuals.