Brauns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Axel Brauns (born 1963), German writer and filmmaker Hans Brauns (1857–1929), German zoologist Heinrich Brauns (1868–1939), German theologian and politician Mārtiņš Brauns (1951–2021), Latvian composer and musician Valdis Brauns (born 1945), Latvian photographer
See also Christopher & Banks, American retailer, formerly known as Brauns or Brauns Fashions