Frequency: (679)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Portuguese: nickname for a man with white or fair hair or a pale complexion, from Portuguese branco ‘white’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 21%; Portuguese 13%. Manuel (18), Jose (14), Carlos (5), Mario (4), Antero (3), Domingos (3), Fernando (2), Helio (2), Marcelo (2), Nuno (2), Adelino, Adilia; Joao (4), Joaquim (3); Antonio (23), Cesario (2), Angelo, Flavio.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
