Brangan

Brangan Meaning & Origin

About Brangan
The surname Brangan is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Branagáin, meaning "descendant of Branagán." The name Branagán is a diminutive form of the personal name Bran, which means "raven" in Gaelic. The surname Brangan is primarily found in County Mayo in Ireland and is associated with families who have ancestral ties to this region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brangan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brangan: 194
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 94,311
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brangan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRNKN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B605205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 NG G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/brangan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRNKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brangan in Braille

Here's how to represent Brangan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brangan in braille

How to sign the name Brangan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brangan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brangan in sign language

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