Brander Surname
Approximately 6,965 people bear this surname
Brander Surname Definition:
James Brander in Urquhart signed the Test, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 417). William Brander, member of Huntly Company of Volunteers, 1805 (Will, p. 30). Said to be from the occupation-the man who branded the (fish) barrels. The "brand of Aberdeen" passed current through Europe in the fifteenth century.
Read More About This SurnameBrander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,273 | 1:284,728 | 26,498 |
| South Africa | 886 | 1:61,149 | 7,717 |
| Switzerland | 823 | 1:9,979 | 1,628 |
| Canada | 609 | 1:60,502 | 7,116 |
| Sweden | 588 | 1:16,746 | 1,429 |
| Netherlands | 512 | 1:32,983 | 5,495 |
| Finland | 361 | 1:15,226 | 2,223 |
| Denmark | 294 | 1:19,200 | 1,913 |
| England | 276 | 1:201,877 | 17,601 |
| Australia | 258 | 1:104,634 | 11,756 |
| Israel | 222 | 1:38,548 | 5,284 |
| Scotland | 215 | 1:24,901 | 2,731 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 337 | 1:11,107 | 1,379 |
| England | 112 | 1:217,637 | 16,750 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
Brander (1,363) may also be a first name.
Brander Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
James Brander in Urquhart signed the Test, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 417). William Brander, member of Huntly Company of Volunteers, 1805 (Will, p. 30). Said to be from the occupation-the man who branded the (fish) barrels. The "brand of Aberdeen" passed current through Europe in the fifteenth century. (2) It may also have originated from the trade of brander or grid-iron smith, "a trade which centuries ago was as close a corporation as any to-day.".
(from an ancestor's occupation) The German name for the alembic apparatus of distilling. The name was taken by a distiller.
1. Perhaps synonymous with Sworder. See Brand. 2. An officer belonging to a manor. His duties are not exactly known; it has been conjectured that he was the petty executioner who branded criminals, and had charge of the pillory and cuckingstool. See Archaeologia XXXIII. 277.
A gridiron.
Brander Demographics
Average Male Brander Height
174.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brander (Arabic: براندر, Hindi: बीरेन्द्र, Russian: Брандер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brander? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 70,954th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,046,310 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Brander reside; 26 percent reside in Northern Europe and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 212,295th most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,363 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,273 people, or 1 in 284,728. In The United States Brander is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Brander is found in 58 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Switzerland, where 12 percent live.
Brander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brander surname rose 972 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brander Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Brander last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brander last name are 37.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Brander earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning 351,845 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning R 163,848 per year; in United States they earn 17.17% more than the national average, earning $50,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brander in the Hindi language | ||
| बीरेन्द्र | birendra | - |
| Brander in the Russian language | ||
| Брандер | brander | - |
| Brander in the Arabic language | ||
| براندر | brandr | - |
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