Bracco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bracco family

The surname Bracco was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Rhone and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bracco family

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Bracco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brac, Bracq, Braque, Bracque, Brachon, Brachet, Bracco, Bracchi, Braquet, Braconnier, Braconier, Braquenier, Braconnet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bracco family

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Bracco Ranking

In the United States, the name Bracco is the 15,906^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bracco is ranked the 6,206^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Bracco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bracco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Bracco, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bracco (post 1700) +

Elizabeth Bracco (b. 1959), American actress, best known for her role as Marie Spatafore, wife of Vito Spatafore, on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco (b. 1954), American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series The Sopranos
Giovanni Bracco (1908-1968), Italian racing car driver

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)