How common is the surname Branson?

11,587 people in the United States had the surname Branson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,646 Americans. It ranked 3,106th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Branson?

Richard Branson, British business magnate, followed by Jesse Branson.

Where is the surname Branson most common?

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

How do you pronounce Branson?

Branson is /ˈbɹænsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Branson getting more or less common?

More common. 10,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,587 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Branson also a first name?

Yes. Branson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Branson

A place surname, carried by 11,587 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹænsən/ 2 syllables Soundex B652 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Branson is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

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

Branson is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,587 people named Branson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,646 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,941.

#3,106

rank among US surnames

11,587

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,037)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,097	Fine	11,618	26,575
#3,098	Alcaraz	11,616	26,579
#3,099	Pulliam	11,613	26,586
#3,100	Benner	11,612	26,588
#3,101	Scanlon	11,610	26,593
#3,102	Nolasco	11,609	26,595
#3,104	Wallis	11,594	26,630

Who is named Branson

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

85% of people named Branson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bransons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Branson
British business magnate, born 1950
Jesse Branson
American basketball player (1942-2014)
Jeff Branson
American actor, born 1977
Brad Branson
American basketball player (born 1958)
Herman Branson
American physicist (1914–1995)

Notable Bransons come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Branson

Branson 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 Branson?: 11,587 people in the United States had the surname Branson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,646 Americans. It ranked 3,106th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Branson?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Branson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Branson?: Richard Branson, British business magnate, followed by Jesse Branson.
Where is the surname Branson most common?: Wikidata records people named Branson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.
How do you pronounce Branson?: Branson is /ˈbɹænsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Branson?: Branson is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Branson getting more or less common?: More common. 10,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,587 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Branson also a first name?: Yes. Branson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.