How common is the surname Braden?

13,603 people in the United States had the surname Braden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,697 Americans. It ranked 2,648th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Braden?

Spruille Braden, American diplomat (1894-1978), followed by Anne Braden.

Where is the surname Braden most common?

Wikidata records people named Braden in the United States.

How do you pronounce Braden?

Braden is /ˈbɹeɪdən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Braden getting more or less common?

More common. 13,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,603 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Braden also a first name?

Yes. Braden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Braden

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 13,603 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹeɪdən/ 2 syllables Soundex B635 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Braden is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Braden is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,603 people named Braden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,697 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,032.

#2,648

rank among US surnames

13,603

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,548)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644
#2,640	Sherrill	13,631	22,650
#2,641	Medley	13,630	22,652
#2,642	Hacker	13,625	22,660
#2,643	Bonds	13,620	22,669
#2,644	Pruett	13,618	22,672
#2,645	McCartney	13,615	22,677

Who is named Braden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Braden identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bradens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Braeden
Braiden
Brayden

Surnames that sound like Braden

Braden has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Braden come from?: Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon," from bradán (“salmon”).
How common is the surname Braden?: 13,603 people in the United States had the surname Braden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,697 Americans. It ranked 2,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Braden?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Braden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Braden?: Spruille Braden, American diplomat (1894-1978), followed by Anne Braden.
Where is the surname Braden most common?: Wikidata records people named Braden in the United States.
How do you pronounce Braden?: Braden is /ˈbɹeɪdən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Braden?: Braden is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Braden getting more or less common?: More common. 13,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,603 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Braden?: Braeden, Braiden and Brayden.
Is Braden also a first name?: Yes. Braden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.