The Branche surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 818 people carried this name — #29,019 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 793 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 648 people named Branche.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Branche live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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.
Who carried it
People named Branche,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Maurice Branche 1746–1822 · politician -
Pierre Antoine Branche 1805–
-
Jerome Branche 1943– · hispanist
-
Derrick Branche 1947– · television actor
-
Philippe Branche 1956– · politician
-
Jean-Marc Branche 1970– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Branche.
- 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
- Brancato 2,012 · 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
- Brandenburger 556 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Branche is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.