Branscom Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Branscom Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brancombe (Branoc’s valley), in Devonshire.

Branscom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:613,29849,723
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Branscom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brancombe (Branoc’s valley), in Devonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Branscom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Branscom is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Branscom? popularity and diffusion

Branscom is the 542,091st most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Branscom occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Branscom reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 613,298. In The United States Branscom is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 13 percent reside and Kansas, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Branscom is found in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 0 percent reside.

Branscom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Branscom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Branscom last name increased 704 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Branscom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Branscom surname are 9.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.9% registered with the political party.

Branscom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,022 USD per year.

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Branscom Reference & Research

Branson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Branscomb, Branscome FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Branson 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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