The Brandenburger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 556 people carried this name — #39,555 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 545 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Brandenburger surname
From Brandenburg + -er.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brandenburger» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 96 people named Brandenburger.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Brandenburger live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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
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 Poland’s population register
43 people named Brandenburger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Brandenburger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernst Brandenburger 1689–1713 · architect
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Max Brandenburger 1861–1942 · merchant
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Max Brandenburger 1867–1942
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Hedwig Wallach 1873–1940
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Emil Brandenburger 1914–1987 · poet
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Robert Brandy 1946– · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brandenburger.
- Branche 818 · U.S. census
- Branco 2,797 · U.S. census
- Brand 19,135 · U.S. census
- Brandao 960 · U.S. census
- Brande 247 · U.S. census
- Brandel 1,573 · U.S. census
- Brandi 733 · U.S. census
- Brandin 247 · U.S. census
- Brandmeyer 323 · U.S. census
- Brandner 765 · U.S. census
- Brando 383 · U.S. census
- Brandon 26,284 · U.S. census
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