Broun is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Agnes Broun, mother of the poet Robert Burns
Broun of Colstoun
Broun baronets, a branch of the Broun of Colstoun family
Clan Broun, a Scottish Clan name
Dauvit Broun, a Scottish historian
Frank Broun, Australian politician
Peter Broun, the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
Paul Broun, US Congressman from Georgia
Heywood Broun, an American journalist
Heywood Hale Broun, an American journalist and son of Heywood Broun
Jeremy Broun, a British furniture designer maker
John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India
Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand entomologist
"Broun", Middle English spelling for brown
