Brandon Surname

12,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Brandon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brandon,' parishes in Norfolk; also townships in County Durham and Northumberland; also a hamlet in Warwickshire, in the parish of Woltston.

Magota de Brandon, chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Brandon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,0761:10,9581,343
England3,5971:15,4902,268
Canada1,5631:23,5743,209
Australia1,4961:18,0452,523
France1,2901:51,4906,761
Spain5531:84,5437,213
South Africa5161:104,99612,690
Uruguay3811:9,0071,014
Netherlands3671:46,0147,824
Ireland3061:15,3891,732
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
New Zealand2831:16,0012,792
Suriname2751:2,010257
Scotland2401:22,3082,535
Jamaica1681:17,0831,574
Wales1341:23,0942,450
Kenya1321:349,84820,694
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
Guyana861:8,8631,398
Peru801:397,30212,780
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Ecuador611:260,7528,586
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Cayman Islands241:2,662342
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
India171:45,121,493474,784
Belize151:23,6981,879
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
China121:113,943,4645,994
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Panama71:558,8949,437
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2631:16,8442,078
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4591:16,7072,441
Scotland681:55,0473,627
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0981:9,8511,265

The alternate forms: Brandón (7) are calculated separately.

Brandon (425,122) may also be a first name.

Brandon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brandon,' parishes in Norfolk; also townships in County Durham and Northumberland; also a hamlet in Warwickshire, in the parish of Woltston.

Magota de Brandon, chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1632-3. Richard Bamesand Susan Brandon: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1634. Married — Edward Smith and Alice Brandon: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1791. — William Brandon and Margaret Elliott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Helen Brandon in Waltoun, parish of Forfar, 1683 (St. Andrews), may have derived from Brandon in Northumberland. There is another Brandon in county Durham.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Brandon = 1 the Fire (Beacon) Down or Hill [Old English brand + dún] 2 the High or Steep Down or Hill [Old English brant + dún] 3 the Bilberry Down or Hill [Old English bran + dún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Brandon (broom hill), the name of several villages in England.

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

Places in cos. Northumb. Suffolk, Norfolk, and Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A market—town in Suffolk, England, and means either the burnt town, or the crows' hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Norfolk, Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brandon Last Name Facts

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

Brandon (Arabic: براندون, Marathi: न्डोन, Russian: Брандон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Brandón. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandon? popularity and diffusion

Brandon is the 12,237th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,777 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brandon reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brandon is also the 2,404th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 425,122 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 33,076 people, or 1 in 10,958. In The United States Brandon is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Tennessee, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 108 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Brandon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brandon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 353 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brandon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brandon last name is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Brandon surname are 8.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brandon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,692 per year; in South Africa they earn 119.68% more than the national average, earning R 522,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $25,550,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandón957/
Brandone93262/
Breandon935/
Brandoin933/
Brandont931/
Braindon931/
Brhandon931/
Braandon931/
Brandhon931/
Brandonn930/
Brandão8640,450/
Brandan8616,514/
Brandom86612/
Brondon8652/
Brandán8622/
Bramdon864/
Vrandon861/
Brandun860/
Brandonová822/
Brassindon820/
Brandant8011/
Brandane8010/
Brondong803/
Breandan803/
Branduin802/
Brandand801/
Brrandan801/
Braindan801/
Brandhan800/
Brandune800/
Brandã771/
Braindant753/
Breanndan751/
Brandhann751/
Brandum71127/
Brandam71117/
Bramdão712/
Vrandan711/
Bromdon711/
Brandham67332/
Bromddon670/

Brandon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brandon in the Marathi language
न्डोनndona50
अरनोarano50
Brandon in the Russian language
Брандонbrandon-
Brandon in the Arabic language
براندونbrandwn-

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