The Brandt surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 36,613 people carried this name — #948 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,060 people counted. That is up 3% from 35,616 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Brandt surname
German and Alemannic German surname for someone who lived in an area cleared by fire, from Brandt.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brandt» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
1,639 people named Brandt have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,054 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 775 people named Brandt 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
706 people named Brandt live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 700 people named Brandt.
91 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Bas-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 Belgium’s population register
At least 598 people named Brandt 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
6,134 people named Brandt are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. 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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Brandt in American newspapers,
1893–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 196,739 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brandt,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johan Nils Brandt 1760–1822 · physician -
Henri François Brandt 1789–1845 · sculptor -
Louis Brandt 1800–1866 · politician -
Elpis Melena 1818–1899 · writer -
Friedrich Brandt 1823–1891 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 150 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brandt.
- 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
- Brandy 1,284 · U.S. census
- Branger 106 · U.S. census
- Branson 11,587 · U.S. census
- Braquet 239 · U.S. census
- Bras 350 · U.S. census
- Brasier 751 · U.S. census
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