Broun
# Broun

Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include:

* Agnes Broun (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns
* Alex Broun (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter
* Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian
* Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director
* Frank Broun (1876–1930), Australian politician
* Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist
* Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun
* Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author
* Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician
* John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India
* Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer
* Maurice Broun (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist
* Paul Broun (born 1946)), US Congressman from Georgia
* Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
* Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist
* William Leroy Broun (1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
