Explore the Family Name Branscomb

The meaning of Branscomb

English (Devon): habitational name from Branscombe in Devon, which is named from the Celtic personal name Branoc + Old English cumb ‘valley’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Branscomb has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,688 but fell to 43,969 in 2010, marking a decline of 16.67 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with this last name dropped by 11.71 percent from 555 to 490 over the same period. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population decreased by 19.05 percent, indicating that fewer people held the Branscomb surname in the United States in 2010 compared to 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,688	#43,969	-16.67%
Count	555	490	-11.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.17	-19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Branscomb

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Branscomb surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased by 8.74 percent, while the proportion identifying as Black increased by 13.91 percent. Interestingly, there was a significant increase of 151.85 percent in the number of those identifying as having two or more races, although they made up a small percentage of people with this surname. No individuals with the Branscomb surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped from 2.34 in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.96%	58.37%	-8.74%
Black	31.35%	35.71%	13.91%
Two or More Races	1.62%	4.08%	151.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%