Bran Surname
Approximately 30,750 people bear this surname
Bran Surname Definition:
Gaelic and Old Irish bran, 'raven.' W. bran., 'orow'. A common element in personal and river names. Seven or eight persons named Bran occur in the Breton chartularies, besides diminutives and compounds. Bran was the name of the famous hound of Finn.
Read More About This SurnameBran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 9,485 | 1:1,696 | 291 |
| Romania | 5,161 | 1:3,890 | 531 |
| Colombia | 4,075 | 1:11,724 | 1,164 |
| Cambodia | 2,063 | 1:7,507 | 846 |
| United States | 1,665 | 1:217,693 | 21,175 |
| El Salvador | 1,635 | 1:3,880 | 455 |
| Mexico | 959 | 1:129,433 | 4,276 |
| Yemen | 601 | 1:43,969 | 3,686 |
| Afghanistan | 594 | 1:54,130 | 1,822 |
| Uganda | 533 | 1:73,244 | 8,050 |
| Honduras | 465 | 1:18,960 | 822 |
| Peru | 440 | 1:72,237 | 5,296 |
| Costa Rica | 391 | 1:12,225 | 554 |
| Spain | 324 | 1:144,296 | 10,754 |
| France | 272 | 1:244,201 | 37,781 |
| Belgium | 193 | 1:59,568 | 9,611 |
| Argentina | 180 | 1:237,463 | 19,337 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| Pakistan | 113 | 1:1,580,919 | 16,799 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Ecuador | 86 | 1:184,952 | 7,637 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Panama | 72 | 1:54,337 | 2,580 |
| Moldova | 63 | 1:56,530 | 7,993 |
| Venezuela | 63 | 1:479,430 | 9,304 |
| Jordan | 62 | 1:142,620 | 8,276 |
| Ukraine | 47 | 1:968,568 | 91,201 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Nicaragua | 38 | 1:158,450 | 2,273 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Taiwan | 28 | 1:837,312 | 5,934 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Andorra | 18 | 1:4,658 | 913 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 176 | 1:138,496 | 12,565 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:257,532 | 21,220 |
The alternate forms: Brán (105) & Bràn (2) are calculated separately.
Bran (7,965) may also be a first name.
Bran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gaelic and Old Irish bran, 'raven.' W. bran., 'orow'. A common element in personal and river names. Seven or eight persons named Bran occur in the Breton chartularies, besides diminutives and compounds. Bran was the name of the famous hound of Finn. Bran, son of Aidan was slain in the battle of Circhend (fought probably in the Meams), c. 598 (Anderson, ES., I, p. 118). Bran, son of Macgillegunnin witnessed the confirmation charter by Christian, bishop of Galloway, of the church of S. Marie and S. Bruoc, of Dunrod to Holyrood between 1154 and 1186 (LSC., p. 20), and Donecan, son of Bran witnessed Earl Gilbert's confirmation of his grants to the Abbey of Inchaffray in 1219 (Inchaffray, p. 34). William Bran at the mill of Carnwath was charged with assault, 1629 (RPC,, 2. ser. III, p. 209).
1. See Brand. 2. The British hero, latinized Brennus, was really Bran-a Celtic personal name.
AP BRAN: Welsh-the son of Bran (Brennus).
(Gaelic.) Poor; black; a raven, a mountain—stream. Welsh, bran, a crow; the name of dark rivers.
From the German, Brann; a personal name.
Bran Demographics
Bran Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bran (Arabic: بران, Georgian: ბრან, Hindi: ब्रान, Oriya: ବରାନ, Russian: Бран) is more frequently found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Brán or Bràn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,966th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 236,993 people. The surname Bran occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bran are found; 39 percent are found in Central America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Bran is also the 71,295th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 7,965 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Guatemala, where it is borne by 9,485 people, or 1 in 1,696. In Guatemala Bran is primarily concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 40 percent live, Escuintla Department, where 23 percent live and Sacatepéquez Department, where 20 percent live. Besides Guatemala Bran exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 17 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.
Bran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bran last name increased 854 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Bran last name are 40.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bran earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,066 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $24,248,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $55,651 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bran in the Georgian language | ||
| ბრან | bran | - |
| Bran in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରାନ | barana | - |
| Bran in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रान | brana | 50 |
| ब्रण | brana | 16.67 |
| ब्रं | bram | 16.67 |
| बरन | barana | 16.67 |
| Bran in the Russian language | ||
| Бран | bran | - |
| Bran in the Arabic language | ||
| بران | bran | - |
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Bran Reference & Research
Brandt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Brandt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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