Branagan

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈbɹænəɡæn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Branagan is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Variant of Brannigan.

rarermore common
  • GBUnited Kingdom
  • USUnited States
  • IEIreland

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Variant of Brannigan.

Sources 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Thomas Branagan, b. 1774Edward Branagan, b. 1846Ken Branagan, b. 1930David Branagan, b. 1930Geraldine Branagan, b. 1954Jim Branagan, b. 1955Keith Branagan, b. 1966Ritchie Branagan, b. 1991

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Branagan,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.

Official registers attesting Branagan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000674#32,227
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010664#34,185
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020651#36,891
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 3

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Branagan mean, and where does it come from?
Variant of Brannigan. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Branagan?
A machine transcription gives /ˈbɹænəɡæn/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Branagan have the most bearers?
Branagan is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Branagan”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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