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