# Brandon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brandon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,284 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,342 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,747 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (25,600 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹændən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brandon in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brandon in the United States and Suriname.

## People named Brandon

- Terrell Brandon, American basketball player (born 1970)
- William W. Brandon, American politician (1868–1934)
- Maryann Brandon, American film editor
- Alexander Brandon, American musician
- Gerard C. Brandon, American politician (1788-1850)
- Clark Brandon, American actor
- Oscar Brandon, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Branton, Brinton, Brunton, Brenton, Brandt, Brand, Brant, Brandenburg, Brandes, Brantner, Brandl, Brandel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.