Bruce (surname)
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Bruce is a surname
of Scottish
-Norman
origin. The de Brus family originated in Brix
, in Manche
, northern France.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-Norman
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
origin. The de Brus family originated in Brix
Brix, Manche
Brix is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-History:Brix is known primarily as being the assumed origin of the Bruce family, who emigrated to Britain in the Middle Ages, settling in northern England and then southern Scotland...
, in Manche
Manche
Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, northern France.
People named Bruce
- Alexander Bruce (disambiguation)
- Benjamin F. BruceBenjamin F. BruceBenjamin Franklin Bruce was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(1811-1888), New York politician - Cameron BruceCameron BruceCameron Bruce is a professional Australian rules football player, who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club after being selected by the Hawks in the Pre-season Draft, as was widely speculated to occur after he quit playing for the Melbourne Football Club, with whom he had played for 11 seasons, and...
(born 1979), Australian-football professional - Carlos BruceCarlos BruceCarlos Ricardo Bruce Montes de Oca is a Peruvian politician.Bruce graduated from the Economic Faculty of the University of Lima. From 1998 to 2000, he was the president of the Peruvian Exporters' association ADEX....
(born 1959), Peruvian politician - Catherine Wolfe BruceCatherine Wolfe BruceCatherine Wolfe Bruce was a noted American philanthropist and patroness of astronomy.She was the daughter of the famous type founder George Bruce and Catherine Wolfe...
(1816-1900), American benefactor of the Harvard College Observatory - Charles Bruce (disambiguation)
- Charles Alexander Bruce, cultivator of Assam teaAssam teaAssam is a black tea named after the region of its production, Assam, in India. Assam tea is manufactured specifically from the plant Camellia sinensis var. assamica . This tea, most of which is grown at or near sea level, is known for its body, briskness, malty flavor, and strong, bright color...
(brother of Robert Bruce (tea planter)Robert Bruce (tea planter)Robert Bruce was a Scottish gentleman who introduced the tea plantations in Assam in the early 19th century.He is buried in the cemetery in Tezpur town.-Assam:... - Sir David BruceDavid Bruce (microbiologist)Major-General Sir David Bruce KCB FRS FRSE was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness....
(1855–1931), Scottish pathologist and microbiologist - Earle BruceEarle BruceEarle Bruce is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tampa , Iowa State University , Ohio State University , the University of Northern Iowa , and Colorado State University , compiling a career college football record of 154–90–2...
(born 1931), American football coach - Edward BruceEdward BruceEdward the Bruce , sometimes modernised Edward of Bruce, was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scotland, who supported his brother in the struggle for the crown of Scotland, then pursued his own claim in Ireland. He was proclaimed High King of Ireland, but was eventually defeated and killed in...
(c. 1275-1318), King of Scots - Captain Evan Bruce-GardyneCaptain Evan Bruce-GardyneCaptain Evan Bruce-Gardyne, DSO, RN, 13th Laird of Midddeton, was a British Navy officer. He was a member of the well-known Scottish landowning family of Gardyne who have been based in the county of Angus since 1008 AD...
DSO Laird Of Middleton, Angus, Scotland Naval Captain and Scottish Landowner - Fiona BruceFiona BruceFiona Elizabeth Bruce is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since joining the BBC in 1989, she has gone on to present many flagship programmes for the corporation including the BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, Crimewatch, Call My Bluff and, most recently, Antiques Roadshow...
(born 1964), British television presenter - Fiona Bruce (politician)Fiona Bruce (politician)Fiona Claire Bruce is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for Congleton, elected at the 2010 general election....
(born 1957), British politician - George Bruce (disambiguation)
- Isaac BruceIsaac BruceIsaac Isidore Bruce is a retired American football wide receiver. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Memphis....
(born 1972), American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
(born 1943), bass player with the band CreamCream (band)Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker... - Jacob BruceJacob BruceJacob Daniel Bruce was a Russian statesman, military leader and scientist of self-claimed Scottish descent , one of the associates of Peter the Great. According to his own record, his ancestors had lived in Russia since 1649....
(1669–1735), Russian statesman, military leader and scientist - James Bruce (disambiguation)James Bruce (disambiguation)James Bruce can refer to:* James Bruce , bishop of Dunkeld, Chancellor of Scotland and bishop of Glasgow* James Bruce , Chief Justice of Barbados* James Bruce , Scottish traveller....
- Jay BruceJay BruceJay Allen Bruce is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He was selected 12th overall in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft....
(born 1987), Major League Baseball outfielder - John Bruce (disambiguation)
- John Bruce-Gardyne Baron Bruce-Gardyne of Kirkden.
- Ken BruceKen BruceKenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
(born 1951), Radio Presenter - Lenny BruceLenny BruceLeonard Alfred Schneider , better known by the stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American comedian, social critic and satirist...
(1925–1966), Jewish-American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist - Lucinda Bruce-GardyneLucinda Bruce-GardyneLucinda Bruce-Gardyne is a writer specialising in Cookery and food allergies.-Biography:Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne studied Physiology at the University of London...
Writer, entrepreneur and cookery expert. - Malcolm BruceMalcolm BruceMalcolm Gray Bruce, MP is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon. He has been the chairman of the International Development Select Committee since 2005.-Early life:...
(born 1944), British politician - Michael Bruce (disambiguation)
- Mildred Mary Bruce, The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, British aviatrix, racing driver, businesswoman
- Nigel BruceNigel BruceWilliam Nigel Ernle Bruce , best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...
(1895–1953), British character actor - Patrick Henry BrucePatrick Henry BrucePatrick Henry Bruce was an American cubist painter.-Biography:A descendant of Patrick Henry, Bruce was born in Campbell County, Virginia, the second of four children. His family had once owned a huge plantation, Berry Hill, worked by over 3,000 slaves...
(1881–1936), American cubist painter - Robert I of ScotlandRobert I of ScotlandRobert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...
(1274-1329), Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland - Robert Bruce (disambiguation)
- Stanley BruceStanley BruceStanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, CH, MC, FRS, PC , was an Australian politician and diplomat, and the eighth Prime Minister of Australia. He was the second Australian granted an hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom, but the first whose peerage was formally created...
(1883–1967), Prime Minister of Australia - Steve BruceSteve BruceStephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
(born 1960), British football manager - Tammy BruceTammy BruceTammy Bruce is an American radio host, author, and political commentator. Her nationally-syndicated talk show, The Tammy Bruce Show, airs live weekdays from 11am-1pm Pacific time online via ....
(born 1962), American radio host, author, and political commentator - Theo BruceTheo BruceTheo Bruce was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the silver medal in his specialty.Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. Willie Steele of the U.S...
(1923-2002), Australian athlete - Vicki BruceVicki BruceVicki Bruce OBE, MA, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, FRSE, FBA born 1953 in Essex, England is a British psychologist, Professor of Psychology and current Head of the School of Psychology at Newcastle University. She is known for her work on human face perception and person memory, including face recognition...
(born 1953), British psychologist - William Bruce (disambiguation)
- William George BruceWilliam George BruceWilliam George Bruce was a Milwaukee author, publisher of educational, historical and religious books, and founder of the American School Board Journal...
(1856-1949), Milwaukee publisher, historian, and civic leader