How common is the surname Bragança?

137 people in the United States had the surname Bragança in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,253,617 Americans. It ranked 125,282nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bragança?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Bragança identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Bragança?

Rafael de Orléans-Bragança, Brazilian heir, followed by Franz Joseph de Bragança.

Where is the surname Bragança most common?

Wikidata records people named Bragança in Portugal and Brazil.

Is the surname Bragança getting more or less common?

More common. 108 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 137 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Bragança

A surname, carried by 137 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bragança is more common than 22.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 137 people named Bragança in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,253,617 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 108.

#125,282

rank among US surnames

137

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+26.9%

change since 2000 (was #141,788)

Who is named Bragança

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

72% of people named Bragança identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.0%
Two or more races 5.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Braganças

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rafael de Orléans-Bragança
Brazilian heir, born 1986
Franz Joseph de Bragança
Austro-Hungarian Army officer, 1879–1919
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Austrian and Portuguese royal (1855–1944)
Maria Pia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Braganza
Alleged bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal (1907-1995)

Notable Braganças come mostly from Portugal (3) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bragança

Bragança has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

Questions

How common is the surname Bragança?: 137 people in the United States had the surname Bragança in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,253,617 Americans. It ranked 125,282nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bragança?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Bragança identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Bragança?: Rafael de Orléans-Bragança, Brazilian heir, followed by Franz Joseph de Bragança.
Where is the surname Bragança most common?: Wikidata records people named Bragança in Portugal and Brazil.
Is the surname Bragança getting more or less common?: More common. 108 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 137 in 2010, up 27%.