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    The surname Branigan

    A surname, carried by 1,300 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B652

    Branigan: #20,434 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Branigan #20,434, 1,300 people Branigan: #20,434 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Branigan #20,434, 1,300 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Branigan is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,300 people named Branigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,245.

    #20,434
    rank among US surnames
    1,300
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #19,953)

    Who is named Branigan

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

    83% of people named Branigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Branigans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Laura Branigan
      American singer and actress (1952–2004)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Branigan

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Branigan?
    1,300 people in the United States had the surname Branigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. It ranked 20,434th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Branigan?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Branigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Branigan?
    Laura Branigan, American singer and actress (1952–2004).
    Where is the surname Branigan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Branigan in the United States.
    Is the surname Branigan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,300 in 2010, up 4.4%.