Origin Displayed: Portuguese
Spelling variations of this family name include: Braga, Bragan, Bragas and others.First found in the district of Braga, in Portugal.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. Bragas, who arrived in New York in 1822; James Bragan, who was naturalized in Mobile, Alabama in 1856; and Jose Rezende de Braga, who landed in New York in 1893.
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