'''Broun''' is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown.<ref>{{cite book |title=Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mUQgAACAAJ |last=Way |first=George |authorlink=George Way of Plean |publisher=HarperCollins |date=1994 |page=366|isbn = 9780004705477}}</ref> 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
==See also== *Broun Baronets, descendants of Sir Patrick Broun, 1st Baronet, of Colstoun ({{circa|1630}}–1688) *Clan Broun, Scottish clan name
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Brown-surname}} {{surname}}