Bragg Surname
Approximately 36,403 people bear this surname
Bragg Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a braggart,' a boaster. 'Braggere' (Piers Plowman);' Brisk, full of spirit'(Halliwell); 1300, 'That maketh us so brag and bold' (H.E.D).
Henry Brag, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1573.
Read More About This SurnameBragg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,573 | 1:12,685 | 1,583 |
| England | 3,588 | 1:15,529 | 2,271 |
| Canada | 1,791 | 1:20,573 | 2,839 |
| Australia | 1,448 | 1:18,643 | 2,598 |
| New Zealand | 250 | 1:18,113 | 3,168 |
| Wales | 176 | 1:17,583 | 1,911 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| Jamaica | 58 | 1:49,482 | 2,901 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,382 | 1:10,233 | 1,551 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:3,706 | 624 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,166 | 1:9,721 | 1,244 |
Bragg (179) may also be a first name.
Bragg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a braggart,' a boaster. 'Braggere' (Piers Plowman);' Brisk, full of spirit'(Halliwell); 1300, 'That maketh us so brag and bold' (H.E.D).
Henry Brag, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1573. Edward Bragge, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1601. Edmund Bragge, of London: ibid.
1795. Married — John Bragg and Mary Terry: St. George, Hanover Square.
1809. — Edward Jones and Mary Bragger: ibid.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brægo or Brego=Chief, Prince, King [Old English brego] (? Anglo-French-Scand.) metonymic for Braggart [Middle English braggen, to boast; prob. of French- Scandinavian orig.] Henry Brag.—Hand. Rolls.
(English) Descendant of Brego (chief).
Skelton uses brag in the sense of proud, insolent; it also signifies brisk, full of spirits. Halliw. The Scandinavian Apollo was so called.
Brag, among the Scandinavians, was the god of eloquence, and the word was anciently used in the sense of eloquent; also, accomplished, brave, daring.
From the Old Norse, Bragi; from the Swedish, Brag; from the Danish, Bracker; from the Dutch, Brakke; from the Flemish, Brack; from the French, Bracq; a personal name.
At the close of last century, John Bragg, or Beagge, Esq., held the manor of Thomcombe, Thorncombe was originally a Devonshire parish, but now it is included i Dorset, which, with the demesne of Sadborow, the family of Bragge had held as a barton since the reign of Elizabeth (P.). The Bragges are still seated at Sadborow.
User-submitted Reference
The Bragg surname means 'boastful person'.
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Bragg Religious Adherence
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Bragg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bragg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bragg is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bragg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bragg is the 15,304th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 200,191 people. The surname Bragg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Bragg are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bragg is also the 681,368th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 179 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 28,573 people, or 1 in 12,685. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and West Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Bragg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bragg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bragg surname increased 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 374 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bragg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bragg surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.72% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bragg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.45% more than the national average, earning R 416,940 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,714 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braggs | 91 | 3,315 | / |
| Braigg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brhagg | 91 | 0 | / |
| Brag | 89 | 957 | / |
| Braiggs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wragg | 80 | 7,297 | / |
| Braig | 80 | 2,583 | / |
| Bragh | 80 | 401 | / |
| Bragt | 80 | 236 | / |
| Braag | 80 | 52 | / |
| Brags | 80 | 40 | / |
| Breag | 80 | 15 | / |
| Brasg | 80 | 14 | / |
| Brogg | 80 | 14 | / |
| Braug | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bragå | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bhrag | 80 | 1 | / |
| B'Rag | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braqg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Braggová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brague | 73 | 2,503 | / |
| Wraggs | 73 | 182 | / |
| Braigh | 73 | 105 | / |
| Braugh | 73 | 63 | / |
| Broggs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhrags | 73 | 2 | / |
| Brahag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Breahg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bragss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Breagh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brak | 67 | 61,504 | / |
| Brac | 67 | 5,267 | / |
| Brax | 67 | 745 | / |
| Brog | 67 | 624 | / |
| Breaugh | 67 | 133 | / |
| Børhaug | 67 | 72 | / |
| Bragova | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wrag | 67 | 13 | / |
| Braq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Broiggs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wraggsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vrag | 67 | 1 | / |
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