Abundance
As of 2007, the numbers of bearers of the surnames Bruun, Bruhn and Brun in the Nordic Countries are:
| Bruun | Bruhn | Brun | source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 6382 | 1540 | 566 | Statistics Denmark |
| Sweden | 320 | 830 | 409 | Statistics Sweden |
| Norway | 1003 | 47 | 999 | Statistics Norway |
| Finland | 486 | 26 | 41 | Finnish Population Register Centre |
The infrequent occurrences of Bruun as a surname outside Scandinavia, mainly Germany, Great Britain, Canada and the U.S.A., is due to immigration from the Nordic Countries; in Germany possibly as a variation over the given name Bruno.
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Famous quotes containing the word abundance:
“The family that perseveres in good works will surely have an abundance of blessings.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 5:5.
The third of the Beatitudes, from the Sermon on the Mount. The words recall those in Proverbs 37:11, “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” In his Notebooks, the author Samuel Butler wrote, “I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.” (Samuel Butler’s Notebooks, p. 220, 1951)
“I don’t believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the blights and the ants and the maggots.”
—Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen] (1885–1962)