Brandt is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brandt
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Israel, Germany
Meaning:

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

The variation 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 Brandt?

Brandt is common in Germany, United States, South Africa, Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, Namibia, France, Russia, Belgium, Australia, Switzerland, Norway, Venezuela, Argentina, Finland, England, Austria, Chile, Greenland, Hungary, Thailand, Mexico, Spain, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Estonia, Israel, Guyana, Dominican Republic.

Brandt is ranked 3281 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brandt bearers increased by 2.8 per cent in 2010 US census to 36613 since 2000, the surname slipped by 63 spots and ranked at 948. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.13 95.56
Hispanic or Latino 2.52 1.69
Others 1.41 1.08
Black 0.91 0.8
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37 0.34
Brandt is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Greenland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 171869 people have been found who wears Brandt as their family name. Brandt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brandt:
77 Germany72,510
815 United States52,393
Countries with thousands of Brandt:
885 South Africa7,856
1,362 Brazil6,647
72 Denmark4,582
201 Sweden4,554
1,964 Canada2,771
958 Netherlands2,151
2,624 Poland2,150
182 Namibia1,764
5,348 France1,565
14,327 Russia1,205
1,550 Belgium1,073
3,528 Australia1,043
Countries with hundreds of Brandt:
1,407 Switzerland961
617 Norway838
2,103 Venezuela812
5,077 Argentina717
1,212 Finland707
9,096 England677
2,251 Austria561
1,723 Chile545
24 Greenland461
2,757 Hungary396
45,681 Thailand265
9,793 Mexico213
15,898 Spain189
12,279 Zimbabwe183
4,643 New Zealand171
1,013 Estonia169
7,977 Israel135
1,065 Guyana123
4,209 Dominican Republic108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,800 Ecuador81
14,362 Slovakia72
11,594 Croatia67
67,190 Italy67
2,689 Jamaica66
29,445 Czechia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,135 Colombia49
97,948 Ukraine47
28,176 Belarus41
176,839 Indonesia41
34,287 Kazakhstan39
3,750 Paraguay36
3,979 Luxembourg32
7,685 Qatar31
7,666 Singapore30
14,967 Kuwait29
12,265 Portugal28
11,009 Slovenia28
10,618 Scotland27
1,021 Malta24
753 United States Virgin Islands23
22,095 Peru22
631 American Samoa19
3,057 Nicaragua19
4,164 China18
1,735 Iceland18
180,670 Philippines17
10,207 Ireland16
3,169 Costa Rica16
1,526 Guam16
16,699 Uruguay16
12,484 Wales16
1,045 Aruba14
3,360 Hong Kong14
83,604 Malaysia14
19,964 Serbia14
37,801 Kyrgyzstan12
45,659 Japan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
84,839 Greece10
11,823 Haiti10
54,092 Romania10
126,629 Turkey10
5,469 Bahrain9
820 Cayman Islands9
11,581 Ghana9
54,497 Morocco9
1,286 Bermuda7
863,365 India6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Farmer Dom. Brandt and farmer Giovina Brandt from Unknown, Italy aboard the Robert L. Lane from Havre. Dom. is registered to be 33 years old when he arrived in New York on July 12, 1855.

From Germany

Xaver Brandt was 33 years old when he migrated to USA on June 18, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Vesta from Antwerp. Cathinka Brandt, Kathrina Brandt, aged 21, Meta Brandt, aged 24, William Brandt, aged 24, Charles Brandt (18) Merchant, Therese Brandt (24) Farmer, 5 months old Thimothy Brandt, Farmer Anna Brandt, and 2914 other Brandt around 41.28% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and merchant, mason, cigar maker, daughter, tailor, joiner, clerk, weaver, shoemaker, miller, brewer, seamstress, shepherd, saddler, mechanic, smith, locksmith, blacksmith, painter, cartwright, gardener, country man, cooper, watchmaker, butcher, priest, master, carpenter, turner, baker, goldsmith, matron, miner, waiter, undefined code, coachman, dressmaker, spinster, cook, tanner, teacher, musician, gentleman, landlord, cabinet maker, engineer, barber, dyer, forester, confectioner, dealer, tourist, bricklayer, traveler migrated to US.

Brandt Namesakes

  • Di Brandt, Canadian poet and scholar
  • Heinrich Brandt, German mathematician
  • Rudolf Brandt, German SS officer from 1933–45 and a civil servant
  • Achi Brandt, Israeli mathematician
  • Gladys Kamakakuokalani Brandt, educator and civic leader in Hawaii
  • Miroslav Brandt, Croatian historian, writer, publicist and polymath
  • Elmar Brandt, German impressionist
  • Rut Brandt, Norwegian-born German writer and the wife of the German Chancellor Willy Brandt between 1948 and 1980
  • Edgar Brandt, French ironworker
  • Jacob R. Brandt, a
  • Francis Frederick Brandt, English barrister and author
  • Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist
  • Johann Friedrich von Brandt, German naturalist, who worked mostly in Russia
  • Niel Brandt, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and a professor of physics at the Pennsylvania State University
  • Richard Brandt, American philosopher working in the utilitarian tradition
  • Karl Brandt, German physician and 'Schutzstaffel' officer
  • Willy Brandt, German statesman
  • Bill Brandt, British photographer and photojournalist
  • Andy Brandt, former politician and public administrator
  • Marianne Brandt, German painter, sculptor
  • Kyle Brandt, American television host, media personality
  • Józef Brandt, Polish painter
  • Brandi Brandt, American model and actress
  • Alfons Van Brandt, Belgian football player
  • Carolyn Brandt, American actress and dancer
  • Mel Brandt, actor and NBC staff announcer
  • Victor Brandt, American actor mostly
  • Jackie Brandt, John George Brandt Jr
  • Gil Brandt, former Vice President of player personnel
  • Mac Brandt, American actor best
  • Gertrude Le Brandt, American silent film actress
  • Alicia Brandt, television and film actress
  • Ed Brandt, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938
  • Christophe Brandt, He started his career with Saeco
  • François Brandt, Dutch rower
  • Chris Brandt, American filmmaker and cartoonist

Brandt Namesakes

  • Di Brandt, Canadian poet and scholar
  • Heinrich Brandt, German mathematician
  • Rudolf Brandt, German SS officer from 1933–45 and a civil servant
  • Achi Brandt, Israeli mathematician
  • Gladys Kamakakuokalani Brandt, educator and civic leader in Hawaii
  • Miroslav Brandt, Croatian historian, writer, publicist and polymath
  • Elmar Brandt, German impressionist
  • Rut Brandt, Norwegian-born German writer and the wife of the German Chancellor Willy Brandt between 1948 and 1980
  • Edgar Brandt, French ironworker
  • Jacob R. Brandt, a
  • Francis Frederick Brandt, English barrister and author
  • Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist
  • Johann Friedrich von Brandt, German naturalist, who worked mostly in Russia
  • Niel Brandt, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and a professor of physics at the Pennsylvania State University
  • Richard Brandt, American philosopher working in the utilitarian tradition
  • Karl Brandt, German physician and 'Schutzstaffel' officer
  • Willy Brandt, German statesman
  • Bill Brandt, British photographer and photojournalist
  • Andy Brandt, former politician and public administrator
  • Marianne Brandt, German painter, sculptor
  • Kyle Brandt, American television host, media personality
  • Józef Brandt, Polish painter
  • Brandi Brandt, American model and actress
  • Alfons Van Brandt, Belgian football player
  • Carolyn Brandt, American actress and dancer
  • Mel Brandt, actor and NBC staff announcer
  • Victor Brandt, American actor mostly
  • Jackie Brandt, John George Brandt Jr
  • Gil Brandt, former Vice President of player personnel
  • Mac Brandt, American actor best
  • Gertrude Le Brandt, American silent film actress
  • Alicia Brandt, television and film actress
  • Ed Brandt, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938
  • Christophe Brandt, He started his career with Saeco
  • François Brandt, Dutch rower
  • Chris Brandt, American filmmaker and cartoonist

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