Last Name BRANDRETH

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Meaning Bailey defines this name "the curb of a well," but I think the name is local, and may be derived as follows: 'Bran,' both Welsh and Gaelic, signifies a swift river, and 'dreth,' the sandy shore or strand. Brandreth may also mean the sandy shore frequented by wild-fowl, from 'Bran,' a crow, and 'dreth,' as above. 'Brwyndreth,' in Welsh, denotes the shore abounding with rushes, from 'brwyn,' rushes, and 'treth,' the shore. I prefer, however, to use 'Bran' in the sense of dark, black, and then we have the "dark shore," or water, or a place on the shore of the river Bran.
Origin

Rank 134,929 (2000 US census)
Count 115 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.78%, or 109 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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