Bran Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 4
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 1
Durham 0
Essex 16
Gloucestershire 8
Hampshire 57
Herefordshire 9
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 16
Lancashire 16
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 31
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 17
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 3
Rutland 0
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 2
Somerset 12
Surrey 8
Sussex 11
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 24

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Bran Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bran family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Agricultural Labourer 15
Fisherman 7
Farm Labourer 7
Shoe Maker 5
House Servant 4
Labourer 4
No Occupation 4
Agricultural Labourer's Daughter 3
Gardener 3
Laundress 3
Servant 3
Brick Maker 3
Housemaid 2
Wife Of Above 2
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Fisherman's Son 2
Farm Bailiff 2
Tailor 2
Footman 2
Blacksmith 2
Navie 1
Burnisher 1
French Polisher 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Bran

Name Census Frequency
William Bran 170
Mary Bran 141
John Bran 134
George Bran 114
Elizabeth Bran 107
James Bran 75
Sarah Bran 58
Charles Bran 56
Thomas Bran 53
Ann Bran 50
Edward Bran 47
Henry Bran 43
Jane Bran 40
Eliza Bran 39
Ellen Bran 39
Joseph Bran 37
Annie Bran 34
Frederick Bran 33
Emma Bran 29
Martha Bran 28
Emily Bran 27
Robert Bran 27
Richard Bran 26
Charlotte Bran 25
Susan Bran 24

Bran Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 50% 32,363
3 Brain 80% 24,766
4 Baron 60% 22,589
5 Obrien 50% 17,701
6 Brian 80% 12,455
7 Brien 60% 12,036
8 Brine 60% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 60% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 67% 3,536
13 Braine 67% 3,530
14 Born 50% 3,243
15 Barn 50% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 50% 2,586
18 Bran 100% 2,432
19 Borne 40% 2,130
20 Oborne 33% 2,120
21 Brion 60% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 60% 1,240
24 Brann 80% 1,189
25 Brane 80% 1,126
26 Eborn 40% 1,104
27 Oborn 40% 1,062
28 Braun 80% 1,044
29 Boran 80% 1,005
30 Beran 80% 970
31 Brun 75% 941
32 Bruin 60% 842
33 Auburn 33% 821
34 Boorn 40% 775
35 Brean 80% 734
36 Eburne 33% 709
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 40% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 60% 508
41 Burnie 33% 495
42 Baren 60% 478
43 Broune 50% 376
44 Bern 50% 365
45 Bren 75% 363
46 Broon 60% 336
47 Eaborn 33% 334
48 Beirne 33% 318
49 Breene 50% 309
50 Brin 75% 306
51 Obrine 50% 299
52 Bruen 60% 290
53 Berne 40% 248
54 Buron 60% 236
55 Baurne 33% 224
56 Brone 60% 220
57 Eaborne 29% 214
58 Bron 75% 202
59 Aburn 40% 196
60 Obrion 50% 195
61 Baran 80% 187
62 Barin 60% 180
63 Brune 60% 167
64 Baaran 67% 153
65 Aborn 40% 149
66 Broan 80% 140
67 Eburn 40% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 67% 132
71 Beron 60% 130
72 Birne 40% 130
73 Biron 60% 129
74 Bruun 60% 126
75 Baurn 40% 122
76 Biren 60% 117
77 Boarne 50% 117
78 Brein 60% 116
79 Burno 40% 116
80 Boron 60% 115
81 Bruno 60% 111
82 Bearan 67% 104

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The surname Bran is the 18th most popular variant of Bourne.

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