Brandy Surname

104,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Brandy Surname Definition:

A Scandinavian name, Brandi, "one having a brand or sword." Ferguson.

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Brandy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6921:214,21920,887
France1,0981:60,4948,177
Nigeria5301:334,23218,224
England1621:343,93925,007
Mexico1531:811,28211,732
Saint Kitts and Nevis1081:511112
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Venezuela841:359,5727,720
Canada841:438,63838,170
Australia661:409,02632,879
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Liberia511:86,4427,100
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Wales131:238,04114,239
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
China51:273,464,31313,838
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England291:840,53036,623
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Brandý (1) are calculated separately.

Brandy (139,157) may also be a first name.

Brandy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Scandinavian name, Brandi, "one having a brand or sword." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferguson seems to think this name, as well as Brand, may be from the Scandinavian, brandi, one having a sword, and he mentions Brandi as the name of a Northman in the Landnamabok. Brand, Gaelic Brandt, and Brandy are probably from Gaelic brand, famous, renowned (clarus), a word frequently found in German names; as Childebrandus, Hildebrandus, Asprandus, Sigibrandus, Liutprandus.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'blood of Jesus Christ'.

- brandi.a

Brandy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brandy (Arabic: البراندي) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Brandý. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,004th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,613,717 people. Brandy is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Brandy reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brandy is also the 7,529th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 139,157 people.

The surname Brandy is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,692 people, or 1 in 214,219. In The United States Brandy is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Brandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brandy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brandy last name increased 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 559 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brandy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Brandy surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brandy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.5% less than the national average, earning R 70,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $26,776,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $39,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $60,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandý941/
Brandys922,515/
Branday9260/
Branduy9212/
Brandey9210/
Braundy928/
Braindy921/
Brandyh921/
Brandyś921/
Brandouy8653/
Brandych8613/
Brandhoy863/
Brandeys860/
Brandi8312,639/
Branda836,990/
Brande831,223/
Brondy83351/
Brandé835/
Bramdy831/
Wrandy831/
Vrandy831/
Brandes7721,390/
Brander776,965/
Brandis772,762/
Brandie77182/
Brandet77164/
Brandez77138/
Braundi77101/
Brandeh7781/
Brandiz7770/
Brandýs7766/
Brandea7743/
Brondys7734/
Brandee7721/
Brandit7711/
Brandai7711/
Breanda7710/
Brandio776/
Brandoa774/
Brandoi773/
Broundy773/
Brandeu773/
Brandii772/
Brainda772/
Brainde772/
Brandès772/
Bronday771/
Brahndi771/
Braunde771/
Brayndi771/
Brandda771/
Brandei771/
Breandi771/
Branded770/
Brandhi770/
Bramdey770/
Brandeis71864/
Brandejs71636/
Brandish71219/
Brandist71110/
Braindeh7165/
Brandett7158/
Brandich7149/
Brandisz7148/
Brandhøj7145/
Brandess7134/
Brandaia7128/
Breander7124/
Brandajs7115/
Brandais7114/
Brandhoj7111/
Brandiss7110/
Braunder716/
Brandeiz714/
Brandejz714/
Brandoit713/
Brandhed712/
Brandois712/
Brahande711/
Braindis711/
Branddis711/
Brandher711/
Branndis711/
Brandesh711/
Brasindi711/
Brzandeh711/
Brondych711/
Brandest710/
Bronnday710/
Brondi671,361/
Bronda67773/
Bronde6792/
Wrande6722/
Vrande6714/
Brandeisz676/
Brandeitz675/
Brandhoij672/
Vranda672/
Brânda672/
Brândă671/
Brănda671/
Brand'hui671/
Brandeeth671/
Bramde671/
Bramdi671/
Brandeith670/
Brandisch670/
Braindeis670/

Brandy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brandy in the Arabic language
البرانديalbrandy-
برانديbrandy-

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