How common is the surname Brandon?

26,284 people in the United States had the surname Brandon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. It ranked 1,342nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brandon?

Terrell Brandon, American basketball player (born 1970), followed by William W. Brandon.

Where is the surname Brandon most common?

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

How do you pronounce Brandon?

Brandon is /ˈbɹændən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Brandon getting more or less common?

More common. 25,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,284 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Brandon also a first name?

Yes. Brandon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Brandon

An English place surname, carried by 26,284 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹændən/ 2 syllables Soundex B653 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brandon is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Brandon is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,284 people named Brandon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,600.

#1,342

rank among US surnames

26,284

people in 2010

8.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,333	Gustafson	26,421	11,686
#1,334	Herbert	26,417	11,687
#1,335	Webber	26,405	11,693
#1,337	Boyce	26,376	11,706
#1,338	Dewitt	26,348	11,718
#1,339	Rosenberg	26,307	11,736
#1,340	Simms	26,287	11,745

Who is named Brandon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

64% of people named Brandon identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brandons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terrell Brandon
American basketball player (born 1970)
William W. Brandon
American politician (1868–1934)
Maryann Brandon
American film editor, born 2000
Alexander Brandon
American musician, born 1974
Gerard C. Brandon
American politician (1788-1850)
Clark Brandon
American actor, born 1958
Oscar Brandon
Badminton player, born 1971

Notable Brandons come mostly from the United States (6) and Suriname (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brandon

Brandon has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brandon come from?: From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.
How common is the surname Brandon?: 26,284 people in the United States had the surname Brandon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,747 Americans. It ranked 1,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brandon?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Brandon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brandon?: Terrell Brandon, American basketball player (born 1970), followed by William W. Brandon.
Where is the surname Brandon most common?: Wikidata records people named Brandon in the United States and Suriname.
How do you pronounce Brandon?: Brandon is /ˈbɹændən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Brandon?: Brandon is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Brandon getting more or less common?: More common. 25,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,284 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Brandon also a first name?: Yes. Brandon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.