Brandon Surname
Approximately 45,898 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBrandon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,076 | 1:10,958 | 1,343 |
| England | 3,597 | 1:15,490 | 2,268 |
| Canada | 1,563 | 1:23,574 | 3,209 |
| Australia | 1,496 | 1:18,045 | 2,523 |
| France | 1,290 | 1:51,490 | 6,761 |
| Spain | 553 | 1:84,543 | 7,213 |
| South Africa | 516 | 1:104,996 | 12,690 |
| Uruguay | 381 | 1:9,007 | 1,014 |
| Netherlands | 367 | 1:46,014 | 7,824 |
| Ireland | 306 | 1:15,389 | 1,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| New Zealand | 283 | 1:16,001 | 2,792 |
| Suriname | 275 | 1:2,010 | 257 |
| Scotland | 240 | 1:22,308 | 2,535 |
| Jamaica | 168 | 1:17,083 | 1,574 |
| Wales | 134 | 1:23,094 | 2,450 |
| Kenya | 132 | 1:349,848 | 20,694 |
| Argentina | 112 | 1:381,638 | 29,480 |
| Guyana | 86 | 1:8,863 | 1,398 |
| Peru | 80 | 1:397,302 | 12,780 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Ecuador | 61 | 1:260,752 | 8,586 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Colombia | 30 | 1:1,592,469 | 11,125 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 1:52,461 | 4,513 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Cayman Islands | 24 | 1:2,662 | 342 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Belize | 15 | 1:23,698 | 1,879 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 263 | 1:16,844 | 2,078 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,459 | 1:16,707 | 2,441 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:55,047 | 3,627 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,098 | 1:9,851 | 1,265 |
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.
Helen Brandon in Waltoun, parish of Forfar, 1683 (St. Andrews), may have derived from Brandon in Northumberland. There is another Brandon in county Durham.
(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]
(English) One who came from Brandon (broom hill), the name of several villages in England.
Places in cos. Northumb. Suffolk, Norfolk, and Warwick.
Local. A market—town in Suffolk, England, and means either the burnt town, or the crows' hill.
A location name in Norfolk, Suffolk.
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Brandon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brandon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brandon (Arabic: براندون, Marathi: न्डोन, Russian: Брандон) is found most in The United States. It may occur as: Brandón. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brandon.
How Common Is The Last Name Brandon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brandon is the 12,237th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 158,777 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brandon are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brandon is also the 2,404th most frequent first name on earth, held by 425,122 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 33,076 people, or 1 in 10,958. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Tennessee, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 108 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Brandon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brandon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brandon last name increased 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brandon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Brandon last name is principally Catholic (65%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Brandon surname are 8.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.18% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandón | 95 | 7 | / |
| Brandone | 93 | 262 | / |
| Breandon | 93 | 5 | / |
| Brandoin | 93 | 3 | / |
| Brandont | 93 | 1 | / |
| Braindon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brhandon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Braandon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brandhon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brandonn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brandão | 86 | 40,450 | / |
| Brandan | 86 | 16,514 | / |
| Brandom | 86 | 612 | / |
| Brondon | 86 | 52 | / |
| Brandán | 86 | 22 | / |
| Bramdon | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vrandon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brandun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brandonová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Brassindon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brandant | 80 | 11 | / |
| Brandane | 80 | 10 | / |
| Brondong | 80 | 3 | / |
| Breandan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Branduin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brandand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brrandan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braindan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brandhan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brandune | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brandã | 77 | 1 | / |
| Braindant | 75 | 3 | / |
| Breanndan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brandhann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brandum | 71 | 127 | / |
| Brandam | 71 | 117 | / |
| Bramdão | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vrandan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bromdon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brandham | 67 | 332 | / |
| Bromddon | 67 | 0 | / |
Brandon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon in the Marathi language | ||
| न्डोन | ndona | 50 |
| अरनो | arano | 50 |
| Brandon in the Russian language | ||
| Брандон | brandon | - |
| Brandon in the Arabic language | ||
| براندون | brandwn | - |
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