Bragg is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bragg
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Skelton uses brag in the sense of proud, insolent; it alsso signifies brisk, full of spirits. Halliw. The Scandinavian Apollo was so called.

Descendant of Bergo meaning "chief".

How popular is Bragg?

Bragg is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Wales.

Bragg is ranked 15308 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bragg bearers increased by 1.83 per cent in 2010 US census to 21934 since 2000, the surname slipped by 107 spots and ranked at 1643. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.74 82.27
Black 14.28 14.14
Others 2.21 1.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.01 1.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.39
Bragg is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 36399 people have been found who wears Bragg as their family name. Bragg is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bragg:
1,583 United States28,569
Countries with thousands of Bragg:
2,271 England3,588
2,839 Canada1,791
2,598 Australia1,448
Countries with hundreds of Bragg:
3,168 New Zealand250
1,911 Wales176
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
48,422 South Africa82
6,198 Scotland62
2,901 Jamaica58
88,094 Germany56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,676 Kuwait39
247,258 Thailand33
25,768 Israel29
6,126 Northern Ireland19
19,125 Chile19
10,911 Ireland15
3,425 Costa Rica14
70,951 Netherlands14
259,941 France13
89,138 Malaysia13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
213,993 Philippines10
82,436 Spain9
45,470 Mexico9
81,336 Sweden9
10,125 China7
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Bragg Namesakes

  • Raymond Bragg, American Unitarian minister
  • Lawrence Bragg, Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer
  • William Henry Bragg, British physicist, chemist, mathematician
  • Billy Bragg, English singer-songwriter and far left-wing political activist
  • Braxton Bragg, senior officer of the Confederate States Army
  • Melvyn Bragg, English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian
  • Thomas Bragg, American politician and lawyer
  • Paul Bragg, American health food advocate and bodybuilder
  • Craig Bragg, former American football wide receiver
  • Rick Bragg, American journalist and writer
  • Darren Bragg, American former baseball outfielder
  • Don Bragg, retired American athlete
  • Caleb Bragg, American racecar driver, speedboat racer
  • Michael Bragg, American football defensive back
  • Mike Bragg, former American football punter
  • Nelson Bragg, American percussionist
  • Edward S. Bragg, Democratic politician
  • Marques Bragg, retired American professional basketball player
  • William John Bragg, Ontario farmer and political figure

Bragg Namesakes

  • Raymond Bragg, American Unitarian minister
  • Lawrence Bragg, Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer
  • William Henry Bragg, British physicist, chemist, mathematician
  • Billy Bragg, English singer-songwriter and far left-wing political activist
  • Braxton Bragg, senior officer of the Confederate States Army
  • Melvyn Bragg, English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian
  • Thomas Bragg, American politician and lawyer
  • Paul Bragg, American health food advocate and bodybuilder
  • Craig Bragg, former American football wide receiver
  • Rick Bragg, American journalist and writer
  • Darren Bragg, American former baseball outfielder
  • Don Bragg, retired American athlete
  • Caleb Bragg, American racecar driver, speedboat racer
  • Michael Bragg, American football defensive back
  • Mike Bragg, former American football punter
  • Nelson Bragg, American percussionist
  • Edward S. Bragg, Democratic politician
  • Marques Bragg, retired American professional basketball player
  • William John Bragg, Ontario farmer and political figure

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