Find out how popular the last name Brann is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brann.

Brann, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brann in America

Brann is the 7629th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brann surname appeared 4,350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Brann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brann to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brann

The surname Brann has its origins in Germany and dates back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "bran," which means "brown" or "dark-colored." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion.

The earliest recorded instances of the Brann surname can be found in medieval German records and documents, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Otto Brann, a landowner mentioned in a deed from the town of Bamberg in 1187.

In the 13th century, the Brann name appeared in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony. This suggests that the name had spread from its Bavarian roots and was becoming more widespread across German-speaking areas.

During the 15th century, a notable figure named Hans Brann was a respected scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Leipzig. He was born in 1428 and passed away in 1495, leaving behind a legacy of academic works on theology and philosophy.

Another prominent individual with the Brann surname was Johann Brann, a German composer and organist who lived from 1673 to 1738. He was known for his contributions to the development of German Baroque music and his compositions for the organ.

In the 19th century, the Brann name gained recognition through the work of Marcus Brann, a German-Jewish historian and scholar who specialized in the study of Jewish culture and history. He was born in 1849 and died in 1920, leaving behind a significant body of research and writings on Jewish history and literature.

As the Brann surname spread across Europe, it also found its way to other parts of the world through immigration. For example, in the United States, there are records of individuals with the Brann surname arriving from Germany and settling in various regions, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast, during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the Brann surname may have originated from a descriptive term related to physical appearance, it has since become a respected and well-established name with a rich history spanning several centuries and crossing various cultural and geographical boundaries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brann

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brann.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brann was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brann has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brann was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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