The Brandenburg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,624 people carried this name — #3,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,338 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Brandenburg surname

A name for someone from Brandenburg.

A name for an inhabitant of the town or the land of Brandenburg, or for someone who came from there.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Brandenburg», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Poland’s population register

68 people named Brandenburg have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 96 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Łódź 17
Opole 16
Holy Cross 12
Silesian 8
Greater Poland 7
Masovian 4
West Pomeranian 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

60 people named Brandenburg live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 28
Zurich 9
Lucerne 7
Schwyz 7
Bern 5
St. Gallen 4

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 24 people named Brandenburg.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Moselle 3
Haute-Saône 2
Calvados 1
Isère 1
Lot-et-Garonne 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Paris 1

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 21 people named Brandenburg 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

25 people named Brandenburg is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 25

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Brandenburg in American newspapers,
1901–1909.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Brandenburg
The Ogden Standard 1909-06-25
Newspaper page from Nord Stern carrying the name Brandenburg
Nord Stern 1901-07-05
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Brandenburg
The Hattiesburg News 1909-06-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,614 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brandenburg in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,584 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brandenburg. The most, 406, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 596
Queensland 579
South Australia 314
Victoria 59
New South Wales 28
ACT (Canberra) 3
Tasmania 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brandenburg.

Who carried it

People named Brandenburg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Achatius von Brandenburg
    Achatius von Brandenburg 1516–1600 · scholaster
  • Kunigunde of Brandenburg, Duchess of Slavonia 1245–1295
  • Kunigunde of Brandenburg, Duchess of Slavonia 1245–1292
  • Kunigunde of Brandenburg, Duchess of Slavonia 1250–1295
  • Kunigunde of Brandenburg, Duchess of Slavonia 1250–1292
  • Sophia Underberge 1450–1470

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brandenburg,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,198 records

1,198 records of the Brandenburg name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 486
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 352
  • Other U.S. records 360
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles O. Brandenburg

    Born 1916 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Houston, Texas; payroll clerk from Harris County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Marion National Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carol Brandenburg

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Fulda from Bremen and Southampton, aged 60; farmer. From Inowatzlon, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Frank Brandenburg

    Born 1946; from Frederick, Maryland. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,198 records for Brandenburg in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands6,938 records

6,938 records of the Brandenburg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,646
  • Dutch population registers 2,903
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 389
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Grietje Brandenburg

    Married in 1881 in Zaandam; domestic servant. Died 1920 in Zaandam, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christoffel Hendrik Brandenburg

    Married in 1830 in Middelburg; tinsmith. Died 1864 in Hellevoetsluis, aged 55.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Brandenburg

    Married in 1864 in Zierikzee; labourer, born 1838 in Zierikzee. Died 1909 in Vlissingen, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6,938 records for Brandenburg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany756 records

756 records of the Brandenburg name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 749
  • German emigration and citizenship files 7
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Brandenburg

    Born 1877; from Teschendorf, Ruppin. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 11 December 1915; then reported wounded in the list of 4 January 1917 (Fusilier Regiment No. 35).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Wilhelm Gottlieb Brandenburg

    Emigrated to North America in 1867.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christ Brandenburg

    Emigrated to Quebec in 1857.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 756 records for Brandenburg in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Brandenburg name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 39
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilhelm Brandenburg

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the Beausite, aged 33.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johan Gerhard Brandenburg

    Mill hand of Bega, New South Wales; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edmund Gustav Hansch Brandenburg

    Of South Australia, New South Wales; died 1926.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Brandenburg in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France11 records

11 records of the Brandenburg name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gilles Christian Brandenburg

    Born 1939 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône); died 1977 in Beaumont-de-Pertuis (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Francoise Brandenburg

    Born 1913 in Marseille; died 1989 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Pierre Marcel Brandenburg

    Born 1944 in Frespech; died 2001 in Frespech (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Brandenburg in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Brandenburg name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kathleen Brandenburg

    Died 1954, aged 52; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Edward Paul Brandenburg

    Died in service in 1940.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Brandenburg in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Surnames next to Brandenburg.

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