How common is the surname Bratton?

9,300 people in the United States had the surname Bratton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. It ranked 3,809th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bratton?

Creed Bratton, American actor and musician (born 1943), followed by David Bratton.

Where is the surname Bratton most common?

Wikidata records people named Bratton in the United States.

Is the surname Bratton getting more or less common?

More common. 9,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,300 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Bratton

A surname, carried by 9,300 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bratton is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,300 people named Bratton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,053.

#3,809

rank among US surnames

9,300

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,609)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,800	Palomino	9,313	33,152
#3,801	McWhorter	9,312	33,156
#3,802	Harry	9,311	33,159
#3,804	Jurado	9,309	33,166
#3,805	Lumpkin	9,307	33,173
#3,806	Kohl	9,303	33,188
#3,807	Toscano	9,301	33,195

Who is named Bratton

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

76% of people named Bratton identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brattons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Creed Bratton
American actor and musician (born 1943)
David Bratton
American water polo player, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, 1869–1904
Heather Bratton
American model (1987–2006)
William J. Bratton
American police officer, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bratton

Bratton has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Bratton?: 9,300 people in the United States had the surname Bratton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. It ranked 3,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bratton?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Bratton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bratton?: Creed Bratton, American actor and musician (born 1943), followed by David Bratton.
Where is the surname Bratton most common?: Wikidata records people named Bratton in the United States.
Is the surname Bratton getting more or less common?: More common. 9,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,300 in 2010, up 2.7%.