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. In other cases it appears to be derived from the French place name Brix in Manche.

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
• 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