Brave

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Brave (countable and uncountable, plural Braves)

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brave is the 38214^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Brave is most common among White (33.28%), American Indian/Alaska Native (28.79%) and Black/African American (28.62%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brave”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 219.