The Bran surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,687 people carried this name — #16,887 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 175,400 people counted. That is up 15% from 1,466 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Bran surname
English surname, variant of Brann.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bran» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 93 people named Bran live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Bran 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 64 people named Bran.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Nord.
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 the Nordic population registers
40 people named Bran is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Bran,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Bran 1767–1831 · writer
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Helgo Bran 1937–2025 · politician
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Paul Bran 1940– · researcher
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Vasile Bran 1951– · politician
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Tatiana Niculescu 1962– · writer
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Tatiana Niculescu 1962– · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bran.
- Brain 1,533 · U.S. census
- Bral 172 · U.S. census
- Braley 3,924 · U.S. census
- Brambilla 223 · U.S. census
- Brame 2,911 · U.S. census
- Brams 129 · U.S. census
- Brana 354 · U.S. census
- Branas 179 · U.S. census
- Branca 1,220 · U.S. census
- Brancato 2,012 · U.S. census
- Branche 818 · U.S. census
- Branco 2,797 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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