Explore the Family Name Brafford

The meaning of Brafford

English: variant of Bradford. This surname has now died out in Britain.

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How common is the last name Brafford in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brafford has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brafford was ranked as the 19,071st most popular surname in the United States, dropping slightly to 19,716th place by 2010, a decrease of approximately 3.38%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals carrying the Brafford surname increased from 1,320 in 2000 to 1,366 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.48%. However, when compared to the overall population (represented as proportion per 100,000), Brafford's presence decreased by 6.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,071	#19,716	-3.38%
Count	1,320	1,366	3.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.46	-6.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brafford

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Brafford also revealed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of the individuals with this surname identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease from 91.52% in 2000 to 90.48% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black and Hispanic saw increases of 13.21% and 17.45% respectively. There was also a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, which nearly doubled from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.61% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives bearing the Brafford surname dropped by 2.94% and 20.00% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.52%	90.48%	-1.14%
Black	2.65%	3%	13.21%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.49%	17.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.2%	1.76%	-20%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.61%	93.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.66%	-2.94%