The Brannon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,136 people carried this name — #2,253 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 15,640 in 2000.

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In print

Brannon in American newspapers,
1919–1920.

Newspaper page from The News Scimitar carrying the name Brannon
The News Scimitar 1920-12-21
Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name Brannon
Pullman Herald 1919-05-02
Newspaper page from The Chattanooga News carrying the name Brannon
The Chattanooga News 1919-05-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,783 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brannon in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

516 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brannon. The most, 101, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 295
Victoria 96
Queensland 44
South Australia 33
Tasmania 32
Western Australia 12
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brannon.

Who carried it

People named Brannon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Brannon
    Harry Brannon 1920–1991 · singer-songwriter
  • George Brannon 1784–1860 · engraver
  • George Brannon 1784–1860 · engraver
  • Philip Brannon 1817–1890 · architect
  • Henry Brannon 1837–1914 · judge
  • Melvin Amos Brannon 1865–1950 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brannon,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,446 records

1,446 records of the Brannon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 606
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 359
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 249
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 128
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 49
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Harry G. Brannon

    Born 1936; from Gloucester, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, Delaware.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. Brannon

    Born 1918 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1942 at Providence; checker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Brannon

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Cork, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,446 records for Brannon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia73 records

73 records of the Brannon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Tasmanian Names Index 19
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 11
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ann Brannon

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Platina, sailing from London in 1837. Native of South Shields, Durham. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Brannon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Queen of England, aged 32; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Robert Brannon

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Brannon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada41 records

41 records of the Brannon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 39
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Archibald Brannon

    Died 1866 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isabella Mary Brannon

    Died 1963; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Stephen Brannon

    Married 1883 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 41 records for Brannon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Brannon name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick Brannon

    Died 1933, aged 76; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha Brannon

    Buried in 1814 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 64.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Brannon

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Brannon in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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