Brandy Surname
Approximately 4,516 people bear this surname
Brandy Surname Definition:
A Scandinavian name, Brandi, "one having a brand or sword." Ferguson.
Read More About This SurnameBrandy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,692 | 1:214,219 | 20,887 |
| France | 1,098 | 1:60,494 | 8,177 |
| Nigeria | 530 | 1:334,232 | 18,224 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Mexico | 153 | 1:811,282 | 11,732 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 108 | 1:511 | 112 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Venezuela | 84 | 1:359,572 | 7,720 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Liberia | 51 | 1:86,442 | 7,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 206 | 1:243,780 | 20,311 |
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.
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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'blood of Jesus Christ'.
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Brandy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brandy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brandy (Arabic: البراندي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Brandý. For other possible spellings of Brandy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brandy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,004th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,613,717 people. Brandy is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Brandy reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,529th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 139,157 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 214,219. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Brandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brandy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brandy surname 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 chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Brandy last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the 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
Brandy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy in the Arabic language | ||
| البراندي | albrandy | - |
| براندي | brandy | - |
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