# Braden (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/braden/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,603 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,648 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,697 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (13,032 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹeɪdən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Braeden, Braiden, Brayden |

## Etymology

Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon," from bradán (“salmon”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Braden in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Braden in the United States.

## People named Braden

- Spruille Braden, American diplomat (1894-1978)
- Anne Braden, American activist (1924–2006)

## Similar surnames

Borden, Bearden, Burden, Breeden, Bratton, Barden, Breton, Braaten, Brayton, Bardin, Bratten, Bryden.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.