Bruske Family History
Bruske Name Meaning
German (also Brüske): variant of Brüschke a diminutive of Brüsch ‘heather broom brushwood’ (see Bruesch ). Germanized form of Sorbian Brozk and Brozka: from a pet form of the personal name Broz(a) a vernacular short form of Latin Ambrosius (see Ambrose ). Germanized form of Sorbian Brusk and Bruska (and possibly also of some other similar or like-sounding surname): from brusk an Upper Sorbian diminutive of brus ‘whetstone’ (see Brus ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022