Meaning & Origin
A surname transferred from the given name.
Bronson is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Brown" or "son of Brun," from the Old English brun meaning brown — originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or skin. As a first name, it carries rugged, Western American energy.
Actor Charles Bronson — the iconic tough-guy star of Death Wish and dozens of action films — gave this name its most enduring cinematic identity. As a given name, Bronson carries that same hard-edged, no-nonsense confidence alongside a familial, son-of energy.