# Bratton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bratton/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,300 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,809 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,198 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (9,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bratton 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bratton in the United States.

## People named Bratton

- Creed Bratton, American actor and musician (born 1943)
- David Bratton, American water polo player, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
- Heather Bratton, American model (1987–2006)
- William J. Bratton, American police officer

## Similar surnames

Burton, Barton, Britton, Braden, Brittain, Bruton, Breton, Borton, Brewton, Britten, Braaten, Brayton.

## 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.