Last Name BRAGG

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Nickname: A braggart, a boaster, braggere, brisk, full of spirit. 'Brag,' among the Scandinavians, was the god of eloquence, and the word was anciently used in the sense of eloquent; also, accomplished, brave, daring.

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland

Rank	1,536 (2000 US census)	1,497 (1990 US census)

Count	21,540 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.27%, or 17721 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.14%, or 3046 total occurrences, as black,
0.27%, or 58 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.39%, or 84 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.54%, or 332 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.39%, or 299 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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