The Brando surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 383 people carried this name — #53,913 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 385 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 139 people named Brando 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Brando.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Brando,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Cristina Brando 1856–1906 · nun -
Jocelyn Brando 1919–2005 · actor -
Gaetano Brando 1652–1697
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James H. Brando 1818–
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Eugene Brando 1857–1939
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Mary Holloway 1868–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brando.
- Brandel 1,573 · U.S. census
- Brandenburger 556 · U.S. census
- Brandi 733 · U.S. census
- Brandin 247 · U.S. census
- Brandmeyer 323 · U.S. census
- Brandner 765 · U.S. census
- Brandon 26,284 · U.S. census
- Brandt 36,613 · U.S. census
- Brandy 1,284 · U.S. census
- Branger 106 · U.S. census
- Branson 11,587 · U.S. census
- Braquet 239 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Brando is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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