Braband Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Braband began as a Dutch family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who came from Brabant (the plowed district), in Holland”. That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place. The name also appears as Brabant and Brabandt.

The 2010 US Census counted 307 people named Braband, ranking it number 64,721 among American surnames.

If a Braband family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows. Research your Braband family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.