How common is the surname Branch?

35,225 people in the United States had the surname Branch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,765 Americans. It ranked 990th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Branch?

Michelle Branch, American singer, songwriter and musician, followed by Vanessa Branch.

Where is the surname Branch most common?

Wikidata records people named Branch in the United States, the United Kingdom and Nigeria and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Branch?

Branch is /ˈbɹænt͡ʃ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Branch getting more or less common?

More common. 33,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,225 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Branch

A French surname, carried by 35,225 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹænt͡ʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Branch is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

Surname derived from the noun branch. In addition to being a native English surname, the noun has also been calqued from the word for "branch" in other languages, such as German Zweig, Swedish gren, etc. The name of the town in Newfoundland is likely derived from French Branch (“a surname”) or Branche.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,225 people named Branch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,765 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 33,040.

#990

rank among US surnames

35,225

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #967)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#981	Good	35,446	8,710
#982	Madden	35,438	8,712
#983	Terrell	35,408	8,720
#985	Jarvis	35,350	8,734
#986	Dickson	35,312	8,743
#987	Reyna	35,291	8,749
#988	Cantrell	35,266	8,755

Who is named Branch

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

47% of people named Branch identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Branchs

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Branch
American singer, songwriter and musician, born 1983
Vanessa Branch
American actress, born 1973
John Branch
American politician (1782-1863)
Adrian Branch
American basketball player (born 1963)
Billy Branch
American harmonica player, born 1951
Deion Branch
American football player, born 1979
Cliff Branch
American football player (1948–2019)
David Branch
American martial artist, born 1981
Asya Branch
American beauty pageant titleholder, born 1998
Taylor Branch
American historian, born 1947
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
American politician (1820-1862)
Brian Branch
American football player (born 2001)

Notable Branchs come mostly from the United States (12), the United Kingdom (1) and Nigeria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Branch

Branch has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Other French surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Branch come from?: Surname derived from the noun branch. In addition to being a native English surname, the noun has also been calqued from the word for "branch" in other languages, such as German Zweig, Swedish gren, etc. The name of the town in Newfoundland is likely derived from French Branch (“a surname”) or…
How common is the surname Branch?: 35,225 people in the United States had the surname Branch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,765 Americans. It ranked 990th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Branch?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Branch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Branch?: Michelle Branch, American singer, songwriter and musician, followed by Vanessa Branch.
Where is the surname Branch most common?: Wikidata records people named Branch in the United States, the United Kingdom and Nigeria and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Branch?: Branch is /ˈbɹænt͡ʃ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Branch getting more or less common?: More common. 33,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,225 in 2010, up 6.6%.