Bruce is very popular and many famous people bear that name: American rock singer Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Willis, one of Hollywood’s most
bankable male actor and the fictional scientists who was exposed to gamma radiation and turns into a green monster when angered, Bruce Banner. The television news reporter who was given God’s power which Jim Carrey portrayed in a movie is also named Bruce. Bruce is not only a popular as a first name, but as a surname as well according to a 1990 US Census.
The origin of the name Bruce can be traced to De Bruy, one of
King William the Conqueror’s loyal followers and fought along side him during the battle of Hastings. King Robert “The Bruce” of 14th century Scotland came from the De Bruy bloodline. The De Bruy family was a high-ranking family in Scottish politics during the
Middle Ages.
The De Bruy family originated in Bruys, a place in Normandy but has not been truly identified. It was initially believed to have been derived from Brix, a place near Cherbourg. Some others say that it was Len Brus in Calvados or Briouze in Orne, but it still remains unclear until this day.
