Brain Family History
Brain Name Meaning
English: apparently a nickname from Middle English brain ‘brain mind’ probably short for brainwod ‘mad in the mind furious’. Compare Brainard . Irish (Down) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhreitheamhan Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bhreitheamhan ‘son of the judge’ from breitheamh ‘judge’. Compare Braham
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022