The Brancato surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,012 people carried this name — #14,761 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,927 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 200 people named Brancato 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
120 people named Brancato live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 106 people named Brancato 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 95 people named Brancato.
Most of them — 76 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
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
Brancato in American newspapers,
1916–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 96 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brancato,
with a public archive behind them.
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Al Brancato 1919–2012 · baseball player -
Antonio Brancato 1688–1760 · presbyter
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Francesco Brancato 1913–2002 · teacher
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Francesco Brancato 1913–2002 · teacher
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Anthony Brancato 1914–1951
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Biagio Brancato 1921–2002 · engraver
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brancato.
- Brame 2,911 · U.S. census
- Brams 129 · U.S. census
- Bran 1,687 · U.S. census
- Brana 354 · U.S. census
- Branas 179 · U.S. census
- Branca 1,220 · U.S. census
- Branche 818 · U.S. census
- Branco 2,797 · U.S. census
- Brand 19,135 · U.S. census
- Brandao 960 · U.S. census
- Brande 247 · U.S. census
- Brandel 1,573 · U.S. census
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