Brandstädter Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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Brandstädter 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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Brandstädter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5651:142,48817,219
Austria471:181,17923,261
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Brandstadter (81) & Brandštädter (1) are calculated separately.

Brandstädter Surname Meaning

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Brandstädter 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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A surname of Germanic origin. Brand means 'fire' and stadt means 'city', implying a city worker. This Brandsetter spelling variant is the result of immigration to the United States and immigration officials misspelling the surname Brandstädter phonetically.

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Brandstädter Last Name Facts

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

Brandstädter is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Brandstadter or Brandštädter. For other possible spellings of Brandstädter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandstädter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 513,430th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brandstädter reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 142,488. In Germany Brandstädter is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

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