Branagh

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Breathnach (“Welsh; Welshman”), an ethnonymic surname.

Proper noun

Branagh (plural Branaghs)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Branagh is the 142108^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 117 individuals. Branagh is most common among White (92.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branagh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215.