# Branson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/branson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English habitational surname from Old English for someone from either of these places in England.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,587 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,106 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,646 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (10,941 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹænsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Branson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Branson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.

## People named Branson

- Richard Branson, British business magnate
- Jesse Branson, American basketball player (1942-2014)
- Jeff Branson, American actor
- Brad Branson, American basketball player (born 1958)
- Herman Branson, American physicist (1914–1995)

## Similar surnames

Brunson, Brinson, Bronson, Brownson, Berenson, Branch, Bruns, Branstetter, Branco, Branscum, Braunstein, Brancato.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.