How common is the surname Braggs?

2,568 people in the United States had the surname Braggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,228 Americans. It ranked 12,132nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Braggs?

Torraye Braggs, American basketball player (born 1976).

Where is the surname Braggs most common?

Wikidata records people named Braggs in the United States.

Is the surname Braggs getting more or less common?

More common. 2,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,568 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Braggs

A surname, carried by 2,568 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Braggs is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,568 people named Braggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,228 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,372.

#12,132

rank among US surnames

2,568

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,070)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088
#12,127	Nath	2,570	120,134
#12,130	Hammers	2,569	120,181
#12,132	Sugg	2,568	120,228
#12,136	Morelos	2,567	120,275
#12,140	Tuten	2,566	120,322

Who is named Braggs

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

83% of people named Braggs identified as Black (not Hispanic), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 83%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Braggss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Torraye Braggs
American basketball player (born 1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Braggs

Braggs has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Braggs?: 2,568 people in the United States had the surname Braggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,228 Americans. It ranked 12,132nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Braggs?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Braggs identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Braggs?: Torraye Braggs, American basketball player (born 1976).
Where is the surname Braggs most common?: Wikidata records people named Braggs in the United States.
Is the surname Braggs getting more or less common?: More common. 2,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,568 in 2010, up 8.3%.