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The Brem surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 629 people carried this name — #35,721 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 642 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Brem surname

German surname, variant of Brehm.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brem» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

567 people named Brem live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 241
Zurich 189
Thurgau 24
St. Gallen 19
Lucerne 14
Basel-Landschaft 12
Basel-Stadt 10
Ticino 9

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 425 people named Brem 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 354
Buenos Aires Province 51
Misiones 20

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 55 people named Brem.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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

Born outside France 5
Moselle 26
Haut-Rhin 11
Paris 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3
Vienne 3
Pas-de-Calais 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

26 people named Brem have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 49 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 Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Silesian 13
Lower Silesian 5
Lubusz 4
Subcarpathian 4

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 Brem,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bonaventura Brem
    Bonaventura Brem 1755–1818 · Catholic priest
  • Walter Brem
    Walter Brem 1902– · judge
  • Johann Ludwig Brem 1559–1623 · printer
  • Nikolaus Brem 1877–1957 · Catholic priest
  • Ernst Brem 1887–1915 · historian
  • Karl Brem 1897–1945 · pharmacist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Brem.

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