The surname Bracken
A patronymic surname, carried by 8,265 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈbɹækən/ 2 syllables Soundex B625
Origin
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Breacáin (“descendant of Breacán”), from Breacán, a name diminutive of breac (“spotted”) * As an English surname, from Middle English bracken (“fern”) * As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire * As a German surname, from Middle Low German braak (“fallow”) Also compare Brackeen.
Bracken is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,265 people named Bracken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,356 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,042.
Who is named Bracken
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Bracken identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Famous Brackens
4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Eddie BrackenAmerican actor (1915–2002)
- Alexandra BrackenAmerican author, born 1987
- Bertram BrackenAmerican film actor and director (1879-1952)
- Thomas BrackenAnglo-New Zealand poet, journalist, politician (1843–1898)
Notable Brackens come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Bracken
Bracken has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.
Questions
- Where does the surname Bracken come from?
- * As an Irish surname, from Ó Breacáin (“descendant of Breacán”), from Breacán, a name diminutive of breac (“spotted”) * As an English surname, from Middle English bracken (“fern”) * As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire * As a German surname, from…
- How common is the surname Bracken?
- 8,265 people in the United States had the surname Bracken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,356 Americans. It ranked 4,299th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bracken?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Bracken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Bracken?
- Eddie Bracken, American actor (1915–2002), followed by Alexandra Bracken.
- Where is the surname Bracken most common?
- Wikidata records people named Bracken in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- How do you pronounce Bracken?
- Bracken is /ˈbɹækən/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Bracken?
- Bracken is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Bracken getting more or less common?
- More common. 8,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,265 in 2010, up 2.8%.