Bruce (surname)
The surname Bruce is a British surname of French origin. In Scotland, it is derived from Clan Bruce. In some cases it is derived from the French place name of Briouze in Normandy, while in others it appears to be derived from Brix in Normandy, or Bruz in Brittany, both in France.
The surname is also common among a Ghanaian family of Accra of Euro-African ancestry.
People with the surname
- Adam Bruce, Scottish businessman
- Alexander Bruce (disambiguation)
- Alice Bruce, British educationist
- Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, Scottish aristocrat, chief of the name of Bruce
- Angela Bruce British actress
- Brenda Bruce, British actress
- Ben Bruce, musician
- Benjamin F. Bruce, New York politician
- Cameron Bruce, Australian-football professional
- Carlos Bruce, Peruvian politician
- Carol Bruce, American actress and singer
- Catherine Fleming Bruce, American politician
- Catherine Wolfe Bruce, American benefactor of the Harvard College Observatory
- Charles Bruce (disambiguation)
- Colin Bruce (disambiguation)
- David Bruce (disambiguation)
- Dylan Bruce, actor
- Earle Bruce, American football coach
- Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter
- Edgar Bruce, English actor-manager
- Edward Bruce (disambiguation)
- Edward Bruce, King of Ireland
- Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, Scottish Judge
- Emily Bruce Roelofson, American composer
- Everend Lester Bruce, Canadian geologist
- F. F. Bruce, Scottish professor and Biblical scholar
- Fiona Bruce, British television presenter
- Fiona Bruce (politician), British politician
- Frederick Bruce-Lyle, Ghanaian-born jurist and judge in several Caribbean countries
- Frederick Nanka-Bruce, physician, journalist and politician of British Gold Coast colony
- Gail Bruce, American football player
- Geoffrey Bruce (mountaineer), British army officer and Everest mountaineer
- George Bruce (disambiguation)
- Harriet Bruce-Annan, Ghanaian programmer and humanitarian
- Harry Bruce (disambiguation)
- Ingrid Bruce, Swedish civil engineer
- Isaac Bruce, American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams
- Jack Bruce, Scottish bass player with the band Cream
- Jacob Bruce, Russian statesman, military leader and scientist
- James Bruce (disambiguation)
- Jane Bruce, Canadian teacher and principal
- Jay Bruce, Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Bruce (disambiguation)
- John Bruce-Gardyne Baron Bruce-Gardyne of Kirkden
- Joseph Bruce, known as Violent J, American rapper of duo Insane Clown Posse
- Josette Bruce, French novelist
- Joshua Harrison Bruce, American farmer and politician
- Kate Bruce, American actress
- Ken Bruce, radio presenter
- King Bruce,, Ghanaian composer, band leader and musician
- Lenny Bruce, American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist
- Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, writer, entrepreneur and cookery expert
- Malcolm Bruce, British politician
- Michael Bruce (disambiguation)
- Mrs Victor Bruce, British aviator, racing driver and businesswoman
- Nigel Bruce, British character actor
- Noel Bruce, South African banker and businessman
- Patrick Henry Bruce, American cubist painter
- Philip Alexander Bruce, American historian specialized in the history of Virginia
- Robert Bruce (disambiguation)
- Rowena Mary Bruce, English chess master
- Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia
- Steve Bruce, British football manager
- Tammy Bruce, American radio host, author, and political commentator
- Theo Bruce, Australian athlete
- Theodore Bruce, South Australian auctioneer, politician and mayor of Adelaide
- Thomas Bruce (disambiguation)
- Vicki Bruce, British psychologist
- Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy of India
- Vida Bruce, Ghanaian athlete
- Virginia Bruce, actress
- W. H. Bruce, businessman in Adelaide, South Australia
- William Bruce (disambiguation)