Brandeis Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
France1201:553,52375,172
Croatia761:55,64010,530
Israel641:133,71314,383
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
England351:1,591,94567,242
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Austria181:473,08046,251
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Brandeis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brandeis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brandeis is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandeis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,451st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Brandeis are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brandeis is also the 864,112th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 117 people.

The surname Brandeis is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 26 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent live and Croatia, where 9 percent live.

Brandeis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brandeis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brandeis surname expanded 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brandeis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brandeis surname are 1.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.65% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandeisz946/
Braindeis940/
Brandes9321,390/
Brandis932,762/
Brandei931/
Brandejs88636/
Brandies88251/
Brandish88219/
Brandist88110/
Brandisz8848/
Brandise8846/
Brandess8834/
Brandais8814/
Brandiss8810/
Brandeiz884/
Brandeus882/
Brandois882/
Braindis881/
Branddis881/
Brandese881/
Brandges881/
Branndis881/
Brandesh881/
Brandest880/
Brandeys880/
Brandi8612,639/
Brande861,223/
Brandeisová8413/
Brandeisova841/
Brandeitz825/
Brandiezs824/
Brandease823/
Brandesse821/
Brandeith820/
Brandisch820/
Brander806,965/
Brandys802,515/
Brandas80219/
Brandie80182/
Brandet80164/
Brandez80138/
Braundi80101/
Brandeh8081/
Brandic8075/
Brandiz8070/
Brandýs8066/
Brondes8054/
Brandea8043/
Brondis8031/
Brandee8021/
Brandit8011/
Brandai8011/
Brandey8010/
Brandix809/
Brandye806/
Brandio806/
Brandoi803/
Brandeu803/
Brandii802/
Brainde802/
Brandič802/
Brandès802/
Brahndi801/
Bramdes801/
Brandoe801/
Braunde801/
Brayndi801/
Brandex801/
Breandi801/
Branded800/
Brandhi800/
Brandisová7829/
Brandesova7812/
Brandesová787/
Brandisova784/
Branditsch781/
Braindeh7565/
Brandett7558/
Brandich7549/
Brandaus7546/
Brandash7528/
Brandaia7528/
Breander7524/
Brandajs7515/
Brándisz7513/
Braunder756/
Brandice754/
Brondies754/
Brandaas754/
Brandejz754/
Brandoit753/
Brandiya752/
Brandhed752/
Brahande751/
Brandher751/
Brasindi751/
Brzandeh751/
Brandyce750/
Brandace750/
Branndas750/
Brandejsová74562/
Brandejsova746/
Branda716,990/
Brandy714,516/
Brondi711,361/
Bronde7192/
Vrande7114/
Brandé715/
Brandasse713/
Brandhoij712/
Brandã711/
Brand'hui711/
Brandeeth711/
Bramde711/
Brandý711/
Bramdi711/
Brandhaus710/
Brandhast710/
Brandão6740,450/
Brandau674,137/
Bronder672,084/
Brandah67339/
Brondex67177/
Brandysová67153/
Brandýsová6783/
Branday6760/
Brandou6749/
Brondet6735/
Brondys6734/
Vrondis6717/
Branduy6712/
Brandysova6712/
Breanda6710/
Broundi678/
Braundy678/
Bramdit677/
Bramhde677/
Brondas676/
Brondič674/
Brandad674/
Bramdai674/
Brandoa674/
Brandhouse673/
Brondie672/
Brainda672/
Braindy671/
Brandat671/
Vhrande671/
Brondea671/
Brondje671/
Brandyh671/
Brandyś671/
Brandda671/
Braimdi671/
Bramdey670/

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