Brandeis Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Brandeis Surname Definition:
(German, Czech-Slovakian) Dweller on a burned clearing; one who came from Brandeis, the name of three places in Bohemia.
Brandeis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 384 | 1:943,903 | 70,502 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Croatia | 76 | 1:55,640 | 10,530 |
| Israel | 64 | 1:133,713 | 14,383 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Brandeis (117) may also be a first name.
Brandeis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Czech-Slovakian) Dweller on a burned clearing; one who came from Brandeis, the name of three places in Bohemia.
(from a place name) From the town of Brandeis, in Bohemia, where Jews from Germany first settled in 1440. The name appears in the form of Brandes and Brandys, Brandiss, and among Russian Jews it is spelled Barondes.
Brandeis Demographics
Average Brandeis Salary in
United States
$61,752 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brandeis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brandeis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brandeis is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brandeis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brandeis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 405,451st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Brandeis live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 117 people.
The surname Brandeis is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.
Brandeis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brandeis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brandeis surname increased 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brandeis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Brandeis last name are 1.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brandeis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.11% more than the national average, earning $61,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.39% more than the national average, earning $84,656 CAD per year.
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