The Braz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 835 people carried this name — #28,552 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 16% from 720 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 195 people named Braz 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
148 people named Braz live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 147 people named Braz.
Most of them — 85 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Yvelines.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Braz 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 Liège.
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.
Who carried it
People named Braz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Philomena Braz 1933–2011 · singer -
Albino Braz 1893–1956
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Manuel da Costa Braz 1934–2019 · politician
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Valdivino Braz 1942– · writer
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João Braz de Aviz 1947– · Catholic priest
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Braulio José Tanus Braz 1948– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Braz.
- Bravard 373 · U.S. census
- Bravin 183 · U.S. census
- Bravo 41,700 · U.S. census
- Bray 34,906 · U.S. census
- Braye 242 · U.S. census
- Brayer 395 · U.S. census
- Brazier 3,240 · U.S. census
- Brazille 229 · U.S. census
- Brea 1,428 · U.S. census
- Brean 276 · U.S. census
- Breard 271 · U.S. census
- Breau 595 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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