Brunt Family History
Brunt Name Meaning
English (Midlands and Wales): habitational name from Brund in Staffordshire or from some other place called from a burnt clearing (Middle English brend ‘burned’). In placenames Brund- and Brunt- are to some extent interchangeable with Brent . English: nickname from Middle English brund brunt brond metathesized forms of burned burnt ‘burnt’ perhaps with reference to branding as a punishment for a crime. Compare Brent . Irish: variant of Prunty . Dutch: possibly a patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Bruno (see Bruns ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022