Braniff

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Branduibh (“descendant of Brandubh”), a personal name composed of the elements bran (“raven”) + dubh (“black”).

Proper noun

Braniff (plural Braniffs)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Braniff is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Braniff is most common among White (92.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Braniff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.