How rare is the last name Braxton?

11,749 people in the United States have the last name Braxton, about 1 in 25,440. It ranks #2,997 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BRAXTON

#2,997

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,749
About
1 in 25,440
This common or more
52.6%
Who bears it

Of the 11,749 people with the last name Braxton, 69.4% reported their origin as Black, 18.9% as White and 6.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Braxton

#2,995 Perdomo · 11,757#2,996 Dyson · 11,754#2,998 Kimbrough · 11,737#2,998 Mace · 11,737

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Braxton, most common first.

#15,331 Bragdon · 1,843#20,357 Broxton · 1,319#119,015 Briston · 154

Also a first name

As a first name, Braxton ranks #956 of 53,615, with 46,070 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2014, with 3,394 births. See Braxton as a first name

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