# Branton (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,807 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,264 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 109,991 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (2,750 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Branton, Braunton, Brampton, Brombton, Bremtone, variants of Middle English Brampdon, Bromdun, Bremedon, etc., from Old English brōmdūn, equivalent to broom + down (“hill”). Doublet of Brandon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Branton 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Brandon, Brinton, Brunton, Brenton, Bryant, Brandt, Brantley, Brand, Brant, Brandenburg, Brent, Brandes.

## 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.