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Where Does The Last Name Branch Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Branch (Arabic: برانش, Hindi: ब्रन्च, Russian: Бранч) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Branch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branch? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Branch is the 10,226^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 132,426 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Branch are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 263,594^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 940 people.

Branch is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 43,989 people, or 1 in 8,240. In The United States Branch is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Branch Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Branch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branch surname expanded 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 171 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Branch Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Branch surname are 4.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Branch earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning R 288,948 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $24,794,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $38,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $54,821 CAD per year.