The Brender surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 253 people carried this name — #76,029 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 22% from 325 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 153 people named Brender.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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
35 people named Brender live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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.
Who carried it
People named Brender,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sofie Brender 1868–1940
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Emilie Brender 1872–1943
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Karel Brender 1888–1940
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Irmela Brender 1935–2017 · translator
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Anton Brender 1947– · economist
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Nikolaus Brender 1949– · journalist
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brender.
- Brem 629 · U.S. census
- Bremer 6,733 · U.S. census
- Bren 781 · U.S. census
- Brena 505 · U.S. census
- Brenckle 161 · U.S. census
- Brendel 2,273 · U.S. census
- Brendle 1,837 · U.S. census
- Brenner 16,114 · U.S. census
- Brenon 237 · U.S. census
- Brenot 124 · U.S. census
- Breon 1,211 · U.S. census
- Bres 137 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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