Brannan Surname

35,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brannan Surname Definition:

Diminutive of Brann, q.v. [Ir, Branán, or Mac Branáin —án, diminutive suff.]

Brannan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1271:35,7914,459
England2,7281:20,4252,892
Scotland1,2781:4,189722
Canada2821:130,65813,594
Australia2811:96,07010,909
Wales711:43,5854,199
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Norway231:223,57824,793
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Panama91:434,6958,518
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1531:28,9532,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2121:20,1122,862
Scotland7791:4,805753
Wales421:37,3432,016
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0711:16,3532,074

Brannan (317) may also be a first name.

Brannan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutive of Brann, q.v. [Ir, Branán, or Mac Branáin —án, diminutive suff.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacBranáin To be distinguished from Brennan, though that form is often used. IF 60; MIF 186; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An erenagh family of Fermanagh, now often called Brennan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An erenagh family of Fermanagh, now often called Brennan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Brannan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brannan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brannan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brannan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,285th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 486,453 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Brannan reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brannan is also the 493,198th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 317 people.

The last name Brannan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,127 people, or 1 in 35,791. In The United States Brannan is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.

Brannan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brannan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brannan last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brannan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brannan last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brannan last name are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brannan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.86% less than the national average, earning 260,035 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 94.66% less than the national average, earning R 12,696 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,206 CAD per year.

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Brannan Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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