Branson Surname

26,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Branson Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Brand,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Branson,' a township in the parish of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Agnes Branson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1623. Buried — John Bransoun: St. Antholin (London).

1708.

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Branson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,5571:23,2992,929
England1,6621:33,5254,435
Australia1,4481:18,6432,598
Israel2821:30,3464,321
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
France1191:558,17475,634
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Belgium491:234,62529,441
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Wales351:88,4157,250
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0641:22,9093,205
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5991:19,3222,451

Branson (1,470) may also be a first name.

Branson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Brand,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Branson,' a township in the parish of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Agnes Branson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1623. Buried — John Bransoun: St. Antholin (London).

1708. Baptised — Ann, d. William Brandson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Brand’s (v. Brand) or Bran’s (v. Brann) Son.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Brand (sword).

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

The son of Clement Branson was baptised in Woodhouse church, Leicestershire, in 1623; John Branson was master of the Osgathorpe Free School at the beginning of this century (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Branson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Branson (Arabic: برانسون, Russian: Брансон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,948th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 365,547 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Branson reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Branson is also the 203,066th most common first name globally It is held by 1,470 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 15,557 people, or 1 in 23,299. In The United States Branson is most frequent in: Missouri, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Branson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Branson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Branson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Branson last name are 17.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Branson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning R 262,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Branson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branson in the Russian language
Брансонbranson-
Branson in the Arabic language
برانسونbranswn-

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Branson Reference & Research

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

Brunson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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.

Brunson 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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