Branum Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

In old registers, Branum often stands in for Branham. The family name meaning is “Steep homestead”, the same as for Branham.

• Branum is listed among the recognised spellings of Branham.
• The same family of names includes Brannum and Brantham.
• The 2010 census count for Branum in the United States was 2,878, good for rank 11,047. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

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