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    The surname Brann

    A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 4,350 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B650

    Brann: #7,629 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brann #7,629, 4,350 people Brann: #7,629 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brann #7,629, 4,350 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brann is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    * As an English surname of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from brân (“raven”). * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew רב בן (ben rabi, “son of”) + the beginning of names like Nathan, Nahum, Nachman.

    Brann is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,350 people named Brann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,976 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,587.

    #7,629
    rank among US surnames
    4,350
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.3%
    change since 2000 (was #8,459)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,624Burkey4,35470,911
    #7,625Poteet4,35370,927
    #7,627Sandstrom4,35270,943
    #7,629Brann4,35070,976

    Who is named Brann

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

    84% of people named Brann identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brann

    Brann has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Brann come from?
    * As an English surname of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from brân (“raven”). * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew רב בן (ben rabi, “son of”) + the beginning of names like Nathan, Nahum, Nachman.
    How common is the surname Brann?
    4,350 people in the United States had the surname Brann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,976 Americans. It ranked 7,629th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brann?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Brann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Brann?
    Brann is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Brann getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,350 in 2010, up 21%.