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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : probably from the Middle High German personal name Isenbrun, or a nickname for someone with a swarthy complexion, from Middle High German īsen ‘iron’ + brūn ‘brown’.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental compound of German Eisen ‘iron’ + braun ‘brown’.

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