The Braye surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 265 people carried this name — #69,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 415 people named Braye.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6

Nord 71

Haut-Rhin 45

Paris 39

Meurthe-et-Moselle 29

Pas-de-Calais 28

Hérault 17

Bas-Rhin 17

Meuse 16

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 53 people named Braye 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

Hainaut 37

West Flanders 11

Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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Surnames next to Braye.

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