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    The surname Braniff

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 620 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B651

    Braniff: #36,154 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Braniff #36,154, 620 people Braniff: #36,154 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Braniff #36,154, 620 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Braniff is more common than 77.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Branduibh (“descendant of Brandubh”), a personal name composed of the elements bran (“raven”) + dubh (“black”).

    Braniff 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 620 people named Braniff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 497,977 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 577.

    #36,154
    rank among US surnames
    620
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.5%
    change since 2000 (was #36,572)

    Who is named Braniff

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

    92% of people named Braniff identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Braniff come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Branduibh (“descendant of Brandubh”), a personal name composed of the elements bran (“raven”) + dubh (“black”).
    How common is the surname Braniff?
    620 people in the United States had the surname Braniff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 497,977 Americans. It ranked 36,154th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Braniff?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Braniff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Braniff?
    Braniff is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Braniff getting more or less common?
    More common. 577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 620 in 2010, up 7.5%.