Branscum is a surname consisting of two syllables: bran and scum. The first syllable, bran, is pronounced as /bræn/, with the vowel sound taking the short "a" sound. The second syllable, scum, is pronounced as /skʌm/, with the "u" sound taking the "uh" sound. Together, the pronunciation of Branscum would be /ˈbrænskʌm/. The spelling of this surname follows the traditional English rules of combining two words to form a compound word.