Broun is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Agnes Broun, mother of the poet Robert BurnsBroun of ColstounBroun baronets, a branch of the Broun of Colstoun familyClan Broun, a Scottish Clan nameDauvit Broun, a Scottish historianFrank Broun, Australian politicianPeter Broun, the first Colonial Secretary of Western AustraliaPaul Broun, US Congressman from GeorgiaHeywood Broun, an American journalistHeywood Hale Broun, an American journalist and son of Heywood BrounJeremy Broun, a British furniture designer makerJohn Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in IndiaThomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand entomologist"Broun", Middle English spelling for brown