Braham is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Braham
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

A variant of the Barham. The family were lords of Barham, in Kent, at an early period, and according to Philipot, the Kentish gene alogist, descendants of Robertde Berham, son of Richard Fitz-Urse, and brother of one of the assassins of Thomas à Beckett.

Braham is a variant form of Berman. One who owned a bear and led it about for public exhibition of its tricks; descendant of Berman meaning "bear, man".

Lastname Braham is form of the Barham. One who came from Barham meaning homestead on the hill. The name of several places in England.

Braham is a variant form of the Barkham. Birch home.

Surname Braham is variant of Bereham. Barley-home.

Family name is variant form of Bearman. Probably the same as Berward.

Among the Jews, a modified form of Abraham.

Braham is variation of Brind. A township in the parish of Wressel, county of York.

Surname is a variant of Barkham. A parish in Berkshire, and a manor in East of Sussex.

How popular is Braham?

Braham is common in India, Algeria, United States, Jamaica, England, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Tunisia, Mexico, Yemen, Israel, Morocco, Mauritania.

Braham is ranked 38923 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Brahams grew by 25.06 per cent to 2680 since 2000 and ranked 11694 after elevating 1398 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.05 64.72
Black 30.75 28.28
Hispanic or Latino 3.99 3.64
Others 2.28 1.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.71 0.61
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.79
Braham is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Jamaica lie ahead in terms of density. Around 13524 people have been found who wears Braham as their family name. Braham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Braham:
14,192 India3,150
2,753 Algeria2,521
16,357 United States2,256
374 Jamaica1,192
6,031 England1,154
Countries with hundreds of Braham:
6,596 Australia505
5,837 Belgium321
13,264 Canada290
40,169 France255
309 Tunisia246
9,919 Mexico208
6,963 Yemen201
6,234 Israel182
42,794 Morocco136
2,818 Mauritania116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,090 Wales73
30,466 Netherlands73
8,853 Colombia53
4,519 Guatemala53
3,487 Northern Ireland51
63,943 South Africa51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,697 Ecuador43
3,825 Panama39
122,173 Germany34
44,226 Malaysia30
7,397 Ireland28
19,133 Niger23
63,570 Cameroon21
292,931 Indonesia19
19,343 Iraq16
15,763 Scotland15
122,961 Argentina15
67,428 Spain14
27,379 New Zealand13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
30,726 Qatar9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
91,312 Czechia8
118,213 Italy7
116,183 Sweden6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Braham was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 18, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Perseverence from Dublin. Dan Braham (21) Workman, 24 years old John Braham, 29 years old Hugh Braham, Mary Braham, aged 19, Pat Braham (28) Workman, Jerry Braham, aged 22, Ellen Braham, aged 30, 10 months old Mary Braham, are other Braham that migrated to US.

From Germany

26 years old laborer Fred Braham who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on January 21, 1870 by The Queen put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. 68 years old Nathan Braham, are others that migrated to US.

Braham Namesakes

  • Loraine Braham, Australian politician
  • John Braham, English tenor opera singer born in London
  • Hal Braham, American writer primarily known for his work
  • Leonora Braham, English opera singer and actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles
  • Rich Braham, former National Football League center

Braham Namesakes

  • Loraine Braham, Australian politician
  • John Braham, English tenor opera singer born in London
  • Hal Braham, American writer primarily known for his work
  • Leonora Braham, English opera singer and actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles
  • Rich Braham, former National Football League center

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