The Braham surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,680 people carried this name — #11,694 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 109,900 people counted. That is up 25% from 2,143 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 274 people named Braham live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Braham.
Most of them — 52 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Braham in American newspapers,
1891–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,356 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Braham,
with a public archive behind them.
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David Braham, Jr. d. 1915 · stage actor -
John Braham 1774–1856 · opera singer -
David Braham 1834–1905 · composer -
David Braham 1838–1905 · composer
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John J. Braham 1847–1919 · composer -
John Braham d. 1420 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Braham.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Braham is.
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