Brakan Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Brakan grew out of Bracken, an English surname with a long paper trail.

Its meaning, shared with Bracken, is “Fern-covered place”. Before spelling was fixed, Bracken was also written Brakan. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Brackin.

Heraldry and the Brakan name

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