Brant Surname

22,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Brand,' or 'Brandt,' which see, compare Blund and Blunt.

Wymer Brant, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Brant, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1615. John Brant and Mary Marsh: Marriage Lic.

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Brant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8581:26,1553,290
England2,9321:19,0032,722
Brazil2,0791:102,9703,883
Canada1,5721:23,4393,188
Australia5941:45,4475,703
Russia5861:245,94426,147
Poland2571:147,89421,152
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Chile1431:123,1924,428
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Colombia1241:385,2756,322
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Kazakhstan1201:147,35414,841
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
Ukraine1071:425,44650,771
Czechia781:136,32721,508
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Sweden581:169,77211,770
China511:26,810,2271,454
Wales481:64,4695,713
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
France421:1,581,493147,826
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Liberia181:244,91915,115
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Israel91:950,84857,975
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Guam11:160,1214,893
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2181:20,0132,851
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3441:11,5601,503

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

Brant (12,049) may also be a first name.

Brant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Brand,' or 'Brandt,' which see, compare Blund and Blunt.

Wymer Brant, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Brant, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1615. John Brant and Mary Marsh: Marriage Lic. (London).

1750. Married — Richard Munday and Hannah Brant: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 = Brand, q.v.

2 Proud, Pompous (a nickname) [North. English; Middle English Old English brant, lofty, high]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Dweller on a farm cleared by burning; dweller near the Brant (steep), a river in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname, especially on countries with Latin based languages, it's a Latinization from the Brandt surname. The original word seems to mean (on Anglo-Saxonic languages) either fire, either sword - brandr on Norse or brand in ancient English, either lighthouse. It's linguistic root is found also in names as Brandon.

- goldenias77

Brant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brant (Bengali: ব্রান্ত, Hindi: ब्रन्त, Russian: Брант) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bránt. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,805th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 306,071 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Brant reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,988th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 12,049 people.

Brant is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,858 people, or 1 in 26,155. In The United States Brant is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Brant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 686 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 4,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brant last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Brant surname are 10.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.53% less than the national average, earning 202,368 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning R 278,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $19,635,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bránt931/
Brandt91171,880/
Breant912,163/
Brants911,893/
Brante911,557/
Brantt91227/
Branth91136/
Braynt9166/
Braint9144/
Brgant9128/
Brantd919/
Braunt915/
Åbrant914/
Brannt913/
Bhrant911/
Braant911/
Brzant910/
Brrant910/
Brhant910/
Bran8930,750/
Brandts831,056/
Åbrandt8361/
Brandth8356/
Brantch8330/
Brantås8325/
Brauntz8321/
Braantz8317/
Brandte8311/
Branndt8310/
Braundt8310/
Brandtt839/
Braunts833/
Breandt833/
D'Brant832/
Brainet832/
Brandtz831/
Braynnt831/
Brahant831/
Branddt831/
Brantte831/
Braynet831/
Brantdt831/
Braants831/
Braandt831/
Branths831/
Brainte831/
Bratntz831/
Braindt830/
Braun80288,013/
Brand80119,339/
Brain8018,146/
Brhan8014,774/
Brang805,520/
Brann805,273/
Brane80987/
Brean80955/
Bront80717/
Brayn80399/
Braan80182/
Brahn80172/
Branč8072/
Brgan8058/
Bramt8017/
Bhran8016/
Branh8014/
Brzan809/
Vrant804/
Branq804/
Brajn803/
Bramn802/
Brran802/
Braën801/
Branć801/
Brantova77312/
Brantová7766/
Breaundt771/
Brauntch771/
Brainnet771/
Brhane7353,049/
Brands7311,185/
Braune7310,125/
Braund732,703/
Braine731,567/
Brahyn731,182/
Bramng731,082/
Brayne731,018/
Brahan73774/
Bronte73773/
Brasen73291/
Bronts73215/
Braunn73205/
Braten73202/
Bratin73125/
Brauhn73124/
Brađan73124/
Brancq7391/
Bratym7386/
Breand7383/
Bratim7357/
Branne7351/
Brasin7348/
Brount7347/
Brandh7342/
Brondt7329/
Brontt7328/
Breanc7327/
Braind7326/
Braamt7324/
Breang7322/
Brahun7320/
Bratne7320/
Bramne7318/
Brrang7314/
Braing7313/
Bragne7313/
Bratyn7313/
Brandz7312/
Breann7310/
Bracin7310/
Brannd736/
Brzhan736/
Braung735/
Bhrane735/
Brontë735/
Breane734/
Braumn734/
Braunh734/
Branhe733/
Brandd733/
Bracen733/
Braunč732/
Brancg732/
Brangh732/
Bhrain732/
Brhamn731/
Brandp731/
D'Bran731/
Bhrang731/
Vrandt731/
Bramdt731/
Braïne731/
Brašen731/
Braynd731/
Brrhan731/
Breint731/
Brhand731/
Brhank731/
Brățan731/
Brangy731/
Bhramn731/
Bratem730/
Branng730/
Bronth730/
Bronnt730/
Broint730/
Brasne730/
Brannn730/
Braihn730/
Brausn730/
Braamn730/
Braane730/
Brandtová71125/
Brauntsch7146/
Brantehed716/
Brandtova716/
Bron6713,168/
Bram675,719/
Braaten675,505/
Bratten671,992/
Brahyna671,403/
Brattin67735/
Brausen67587/
Brausin67571/
Brateng67254/
Vran67191/
Brán67105/
Brauten6787/
Brounts6784/
Brattén6778/
Brachin6776/
Branque6772/
Brassen6762/
Brandsø6761/
Brosent6747/
Branova6745/
Braucin6741/
Brandås6735/
Brachen6732/
Brahsin6731/
Brhamne6714/
Braggin6714/
Brahand6714/
Brassin6711/
Braisin6710/
Bramngk679/
Brajneh678/
Bhramne674/
Braacen674/
Braunstsch674/
Brained673/
Braunne673/
Bhramnd673/
Bracing672/
Braatne672/
Breaten672/
Bràn672/
Braisne672/
Branová672/
Breanne672/
Brraten671/
Braingh671/
Bramhte671/
Brancgh671/
Breacen671/
Bhrhane671/
Braiten671/
Brahain671/
Braineh671/
Geebran671/
Brating671/
Brausín671/
Brattne671/
Brondtt671/
Brón671/
Brahann671/
Brandch671/
Braicin671/
Brainne671/
Brandsh671/
D'Braun671/
Braitin671/
Branchz671/
Braatem671/
Braytne671/
Brahaun670/
Brayten670/
Braatin670/
Brasing670/
Braytin670/
Brateen670/
Brasien670/
Breanck670/
Braisen670/
Brasind670/
Bronntz670/
Brontdt670/
Bracehn670/

Brant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brant in the Bengali language
ব্রান্তbranta-
Brant in the Hindi language
ब्रन्तbranta-
Brant in the Russian language
Брантbrant-

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