Brusewitz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joachim Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Oscar von Brüsewitz (1891–1966), German podium dancer Axel Brusewitz (1881–1950), Swedish professor of political science Helmut Brüsewitz (born 1925–1999), German bassist, composer and arranger best known through his works for Bert Kaempfert's special sound Oskar Brüsewitz (1929–1976), East German Lutheran pastor Ellen Maria Brusewitz (née Holmström, 1878–1952), Swedish tennis player Alice Brusewitz (née Palmer), New Zealand commercial photographer Karl-Friedrich von Brüsewitz (1738–1811), Prussian army officer
See also Brüsewitz, a municipality in the Northwestern Mecklenburg district