The Brandin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 247 people carried this name — #77,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 20% from 310 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Brandin.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Brandin 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 Hainaut.
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
736 people named Brandin is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
Who carried it
People named Brandin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Philipp Brandin 1535–1594 · architect
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Louis Brandin 1570–1635 · painter
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Louis Brandin 1874–1940 · university teacher
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Axel Brandin 1883–1966 · businessperson
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Walter Brandin 1920–1995 · screenwriter
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Ruth Brandin 1940–2024 · singer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brandin.
- Brand 19,135 · 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
- Brandmeyer 323 · U.S. census
- Brandner 765 · U.S. census
- Brando 383 · U.S. census
- Brandon 26,284 · U.S. census
- Brandt 36,613 · U.S. census
- Brandy 1,284 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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