Brand is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brand
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Israel, Germany, England
Meaning:

Old Norse brandr, a sword, whence the Old English brand, with the same meaning. As a personal name it occurs in the genealogy of the Northumbrian kings from Woden. It was a very common old Scandinavian name, and it is still used in Iceland. Brand is found in Domesday as a previous tenant. Mr. Denham observes, that it is rather singular that the ordinary synonym for a sword should be brand. The name of the weapon taken from King Bucar by the Cid was Tizona, or the fire-brand. And he adds that "many swords were flamboyant; hence the word brand."

The Brand is the form of the Brandt. Dweller on a farm cleared by burning; dweller near the Brant meaning "steep," a river in Lincolnshire.

Family name Brand is the form of Brandt. Dweller on a farm cleared by burning; dweller near the Brant meaning "steep," a river in Lincolnshire.

Dweller on a farm cleared by burning; dweller near the Brant meaning "steep," a river in Lincolnshire.

Brand is the variant of Brand. Old Norse brandr, a sword, whence the Old English brand, with the same meaning. As a personal name it occurs in the genealogy of the Northumbrian kings from Woden. It was a very common old Scandinavian name, and it is still used in Iceland. Brand is found in Domesday as a previous tenant. Mr. Denham observes, that it is rather singular that the ordinary synonym for a sword should be brand. The name of the weapon taken from King Bucar by the Cid was Tizona, or the fire-brand. And he adds that "many swords were flamboyant; hence the word brand."

How popular is Brand?

Brand is common in Germany, United States, South Africa, Netherlands, England, Australia, Colombia, France, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, Scotland, Dominican Republic, Austria, Egypt, Russia, New Zealand, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Spain, Mexico, Thailand, Czechia, Venezuela, Argentina, Namibia, Chile, Wales, Morocco, Denmark, Poland, Malawi, Belgium, Honduras, India.

Brand is ranked 4735 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brand bearers increased by 2.05 per cent in 2010 US census to 19135 since 2000, the surname slipped by 128 spots and ranked at 1879. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.14 85.09
Black 9.52 8.82
Hispanic or Latino 4.92 4.04
Others 1.44 1.16
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.43
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.45
Brand is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 119332 people have been found who wears Brand as their family name. Brand is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brand:
195 Germany36,318
1,640 United States27,462
590 South Africa11,729
Countries with thousands of Brand:
190 Netherlands6,410
1,277 England6,328
859 Australia4,606
1,175 Colombia4,022
2,196 France3,463
274 Switzerland3,427
3,247 Brazil2,481
2,391 Canada2,228
610 Scotland1,537
820 Dominican Republic1,071
1,064 Austria1,020
Countries with hundreds of Brand:
12,069 Egypt580
30,873 Russia478
1,651 New Zealand477
4,187 Ecuador413
11,259 Bangladesh360
14,320 Saudi Arabia318
2,695 Sweden298
12,306 Spain271
8,604 Mexico267
55,074 Thailand221
8,579 Czechia208
4,641 Venezuela200
18,728 Argentina187
2,434 Namibia183
3,881 Chile170
2,352 Wales140
42,794 Morocco136
4,385 Denmark134
34,483 Poland133
14,293 Malawi131
13,878 Belgium129
1,511 Honduras115
153,869 India111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,181 Zimbabwe95
2,489 Northern Ireland88
102,932 Indonesia86
8,537 Norway86
5,627 Portugal85
11,998 Hungary76
1,716 Nicaragua76
24,279 Kazakhstan62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,388 Ireland47
4,783 Singapore47
5,267 Estonia46
4,757 Guatemala46
77,702 Italy46
31,889 Malaysia44
12,919 Finland40
3,825 Panama39
1,975 China37
134,475 Nigeria34
92,215 Iran25
15,343 Botswana22
2,375 El Salvador22
10,629 Lesotho22
160,656 Ukraine22
3,715 Guyana21
168,058 Philippines21
46,922 Belarus19
6,189 Paraguay16
3,310 Costa Rica15
50,143 Slovakia14
2,518 Vietnam14
74,307 Papua New Guinea13
541 Saint Kitts and Nevis11
7,543 Trinidad and Tobago11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,599 Iceland10
7,581 Jamaica10
1,511 Aruba9
3,802 Hong Kong9
26,061 Serbia9
62,476 Israel8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
668 Monaco7
44,411 Croatia6
92,487 Pakistan6
55,922 Qatar6
56,696 Romania6
72,091 Tanzania6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Henry Brand was 40 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 22, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Bombay from Liverpool. James Brand, aged 18, 24 years old Ellen Brand, James Brand (36) Immigrant, Margt. Brand (30) Immigrant, Catherine Brand (4), 3 years old Henry Brand, Infant Margt. Brand, Charles Brand (26) Immigrant, and 8 other Brand around 40% of whom were workman while others worked as merchant migrated to US from London, Glasgow, Liverpool and Greenock.

From Italy

Dom. Brand was 33 years old when he migrated to New York on July 12, 1855. He lived in Unknown, Italy where he worked as farmer and took Robert L. Lane from Havre.

From Germany

Justus Brand worked as farmer and hailed from Hessen. 27 years old embarked for USA from Rotterdam on Dewitt Clinton and arrived on June 18, 1852. 36 years old J.J. Brand, Arnold Brand, aged 18, Elise Brand (28) Farmer, Georg Brand, aged 26, Margarethe Brand (41), Michael Brand, aged 24, 22 years old Elisabeth Brand, Enzel Brand (9 months old), and 1253 other Brand around 49.12% of whom were farmer while others worked as watchmaker and shoemaker, laborer, miller, servant, daughter, baker, locksmith, smith, clerk, joiner, merchant, mason, bricklayer, cigar maker, miner, seamstress, weaver, tailor, cooper, brewer, carpenter, blacksmith, stone cutter, matron, spinster, engineer, butcher, cook, student, waiter, goldsmith migrated to US from Antwerp, London, Havre and Bremen.

Brand Namesakes

  • Dionne Brand, Canadian poet, novelist
  • Johann Christian Brand, 1744
  • Millen Brand, American writer and poet
  • Hennig Brand, merchant and alchemist in Hamburg
  • Natan Brand, Israeli classical pianist
  • Laurie Brand, professor of international relations at the University of Southern California School of International Relations
  • Peter J. Brand, Canadian Egyptologist from Toronto, Ontario
  • Hannah Brand, English actress and playwright
  • Charles Hillyer Brand, American politician, businessman
  • Barbarina Brand, English poet, playwright, and translator
  • Steffen Brand, retired German runner
  • Sandra Brand, writer, born in 1910
  • Vance D. Brand, American former naval officer and aviator
  • Chris Brand, British psychological and psychometric researcher
  • Neville Brand, American actor
  • Stewart Brand, American writer
  • Jo Brand, Starting her entertainment career with a move
  • Peter Brand, United Kingdom general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician
  • Max Brand,
  • Elton Brand, American retired professional basketball player and the current general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association
  • Adolf Brand, German writer, egoist anarchist
  • David Brand, Australian politician
  • Paul Brand, Dr
  • Robert Brand, 1st Baron Brand, British civil servant and businessman
  • Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, radio host, author
  • Quintin Brand, South African officer of the Royal Air Force
  • Michael Brand, art scholar from Australia
  • Benjamin Brand, German football referee who is based in Bamberg
  • Myles Brand, 14th president of the University of Oregon
  • Phoebe Brand, American actress
  • Christianna Brand, British crime writer and children's author
  • Johannes Brand, South African lawyer and politician
  • Joel Brand, leading member of the Aid and Rescue Committee
  • Gordon J. Brand, English professional golfer
  • Neil Brand, English dramatist, composer and author
  • Ralph Brand, retired Scottish footballer,
  • A Brand, Belgian rock group featuring Dag Taeldeman
  • Esther Brand, South African athlete
  • Jack Brand, former professional soccer goalkeeper
  • Daphny van den Brand, Dutch cyclo-cross
  • Steven Brand, Scottish actor
  • James T. Brand, 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
  • Madeleine Brand, American broadcast journalist and radio personality
  • Christoffel Brand, South African jurist, politician
  • Ron Brand, former Major League Baseball catcher
  • Heiner Brand, former West German handball player
  • Leonard R. Brand, Seventh-day Adventist creationist, biologist
  • Aron Brand, Israeli pediatric cardiologist

Brand Namesakes

  • Dionne Brand, Canadian poet, novelist
  • Johann Christian Brand, 1744
  • Millen Brand, American writer and poet
  • Hennig Brand, merchant and alchemist in Hamburg
  • Natan Brand, Israeli classical pianist
  • Laurie Brand, professor of international relations at the University of Southern California School of International Relations
  • Peter J. Brand, Canadian Egyptologist from Toronto, Ontario
  • Hannah Brand, English actress and playwright
  • Charles Hillyer Brand, American politician, businessman
  • Barbarina Brand, English poet, playwright, and translator
  • Steffen Brand, retired German runner
  • Sandra Brand, writer, born in 1910
  • Vance D. Brand, American former naval officer and aviator
  • Chris Brand, British psychological and psychometric researcher
  • Neville Brand, American actor
  • Stewart Brand, American writer
  • Jo Brand, Starting her entertainment career with a move
  • Peter Brand, United Kingdom general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician
  • Max Brand,
  • Elton Brand, American retired professional basketball player and the current general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association
  • Adolf Brand, German writer, egoist anarchist
  • David Brand, Australian politician
  • Paul Brand, Dr
  • Robert Brand, 1st Baron Brand, British civil servant and businessman
  • Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, radio host, author
  • Quintin Brand, South African officer of the Royal Air Force
  • Michael Brand, art scholar from Australia
  • Benjamin Brand, German football referee who is based in Bamberg
  • Myles Brand, 14th president of the University of Oregon
  • Phoebe Brand, American actress
  • Christianna Brand, British crime writer and children's author
  • Johannes Brand, South African lawyer and politician
  • Joel Brand, leading member of the Aid and Rescue Committee
  • Gordon J. Brand, English professional golfer
  • Neil Brand, English dramatist, composer and author
  • Ralph Brand, retired Scottish footballer,
  • A Brand, Belgian rock group featuring Dag Taeldeman
  • Esther Brand, South African athlete
  • Jack Brand, former professional soccer goalkeeper
  • Daphny van den Brand, Dutch cyclo-cross
  • Steven Brand, Scottish actor
  • James T. Brand, 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
  • Madeleine Brand, American broadcast journalist and radio personality
  • Christoffel Brand, South African jurist, politician
  • Ron Brand, former Major League Baseball catcher
  • Heiner Brand, former West German handball player
  • Leonard R. Brand, Seventh-day Adventist creationist, biologist
  • Aron Brand, Israeli pediatric cardiologist

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