Bruning or Brüning is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Elfriede Brüning (1910–2014), German journalist and novelist Heinrich Brüning (1885–1970), German chancellor of the Weimar Republic Jon Bruning, American politician Julian Brüning, German politician Michael Brüning, American beach volleyball player Monika Brüning (1951–2022), German politician Robert Bruning, Australian actor Hans Heinrich Brüning Brookstedt, Peruvian archaeologist