# Braga (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/braga/  
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 Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,402 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,557 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,754 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (2,776 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Braga 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 7.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Braga in Brazil, the United States, North Macedonia, Angola and Argentina.

## People named Braga

- Sônia Braga, Brazilian-American actress
- Alice Braga, Brazilian actress and producer (b. 1983)
- Ademilson Braga Bispo Junior, Brazilian association football player
- Abel Braga, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Nilo Murtinho Braga, Brazilian footballer (1903-1975)
- Gabriel Braga Nunes, Brazilian actor
- Antônio Francisco Braga, Brazilian composer (1868-1945)
- Lucas Braga, Brazilian footballar
- Daniela Braga, Brazilian model
- Gilberto Braga, Brazilian screenwriter and journalist (1945–2021)
- Aguinaldo Braga, Brazilian footballer
- Lúcia Braga, Brazilian politician (1934-2020)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Bragg, Barriga, Braggs, Braasch, Borgia, Brooks, Burke, Bowers, Brock, Briggs, Bruce, Berg.

## 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.