Branch Family History
Branch Name Meaning
English: topographic name or nickname from Middle English braunch ‘branch’ (Old French branche braunche) of uncertain application (compare German Zweig ). As a topographic name it may have denoted someone who lived in a wooded place. Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘branch’ e.g. German Zweig (compare Labranche ) French Branche and Swedish Gren .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022