The Brand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,135 people carried this name — #1,879 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 18,750 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,789 people named Brand live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,433 people named Brand.
79 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 138 people named Brand live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
109 people named Brand have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 217 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 64 people named Brand live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
396 people named Brand are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Brand in American newspapers,
1911–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,661,996 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Brand jr. d. 2009 · publisher
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Joakim Didriksson Brand d. 1614 · soldier
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John Brand d. 1600
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Muriel Montgomery d. 1988
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Betty Brand d. 1935
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Ruth Brand d. 1967
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brand.
- Brana 354 · U.S. census
- Branas 179 · U.S. census
- Branca 1,220 · U.S. census
- Brancato 2,012 · U.S. census
- Branche 818 · U.S. census
- Branco 2,797 · U.S. census
- Brandao 960 · U.S. census
- Brande 247 · U.S. census
- Brandel 1,573 · U.S. census
- Brandenburger 556 · U.S. census
- Brandi 733 · U.S. census
- Brandin 247 · U.S. census
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