Branch

Where Branch comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Branch.

Branch through the years
  1. 1881
    Branch Rickey born
    American baseball player, manager, and executive
  2. 1889
    Debut at its peak, #789
    #789 among boys with 7 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1908
    Branch McCracken born
    American basketball player and coach
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Branch Rickey · American baseball player, manager, and executive, 1881–1965
  • Branch McCracken · American basketball player and coach, 1908–1970
  • Branch T. Archer · Texan politician, 1790–1856

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