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    The surname Bronson

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 11,229 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B652 Also a first name

    Bronson: #3,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bronson #3,215, 11,229 people Bronson: #3,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bronson #3,215, 11,229 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bronson is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Brun (“a man named Brown's”) + son.

    Bronson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,229 people named Bronson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,495 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,007.

    #3,215
    rank among US surnames
    11,229
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,022)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,206Hammons11,27327,388
    #3,207Pemberton11,27227,390
    #3,208Wellman11,26027,420
    #3,209Montague11,25827,425
    #3,210Gaspar11,25127,442
    #3,211Paulsen11,24327,461
    #3,212Harwood11,23827,473

    Who is named Bronson

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

    76% of people named Bronson identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bronsons

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Charles Bronson
      American actor (1921–2003)
    • Betty Bronson
      American actress (1906–1971)
    • Action Bronson
      American rapper, born 1983
    • Bryan Bronson
      American 400 m hurdler

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Bronson

    Bronson has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bronson come from?
    From Middle English Brun (“a man named Brown's”) + son.
    How common is the surname Bronson?
    11,229 people in the United States had the surname Bronson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,495 Americans. It ranked 3,215th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bronson?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Bronson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bronson?
    Charles Bronson, American actor (1921–2003), followed by Betty Bronson.
    Where is the surname Bronson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bronson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Bronson?
    Bronson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Bronson getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,229 in 2010, up 2.0%.
    Is Bronson also a first name?
    Yes. Bronson 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.