Last name BRAGANZA: origin and meaning

July 2024 · 1 minute read

Braganza : Altered form of Portuguese Bragança: habitational name from the city of Bragança in northern Portugal. This form of the surname is most common in India as a result of former Portuguese colonization of the western coast of this country and in the Philippines.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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