Brandstatter Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brandstatter Surname User-submission:

Brandstatter is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Brandstett, Brandstetten, Brandstätt or Brandstädt. These are the names of several locations in Austria and southern-Germany (Bavaria & Baden-Württemberg).

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Brandstatter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England211:2,653,24194,788
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Brandstätter (7,596) are calculated separately.

Brandstatter Surname Meaning

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Brandstatter is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Brandstett, Brandstetten, Brandstätt or Brandstädt. These are the names of several locations in Austria and southern-Germany (Bavaria & Baden-Württemberg). The surname means 'place cleared by fire'. It is derived from the words brand, meaning 'fire', and stätte, meaning 'place'.

Note that the common Austrian-German surname Brandstätter (and also German Brandstädter) has sometimes been anglicized to Brandstetter, as the umlaut on the a (ä), is the equivalent of the ae in English, and is pronounced like the e in English.

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Brandstatter Last Name Facts

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

Brandstatter is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Brandstätter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandstatter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 681,965th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. Brandstatter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brandstatter are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Brandstatter is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Brandstatter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brandstatter are 23.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Brandstatter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 236.16% more than the national average, earning R 798,840 per year; in United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $47,438 CAD per year.

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