German and English: metonymic occupational name for a master of
hunting dogs or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a hunting
dog, Middle High German bracke. The cognate Middle English word
was derived via Old French brachez (plural of brachet, a
diminutive form). Compare Brakke.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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