How common is the surname Brandy?

1,284 people in the United States had the surname Brandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,456 Americans. It ranked 20,627th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Brandy getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,284 in 2010, down 4.0%.

Is Brandy also a first name?

Yes. Brandy 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 Brandy

A surname, carried by 1,284 people in the United States.

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). Brandy is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,284 people named Brandy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,456 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,338.

#20,627

rank among US surnames

1,284

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #18,883)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,627	Siple	1,284	240,456
#20,636	Lowenthal	1,283	240,643

Who is named Brandy

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

49% of people named Brandy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 3.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brandy

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

Questions

How common is the surname Brandy?: 1,284 people in the United States had the surname Brandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,456 Americans. It ranked 20,627th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brandy?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Brandy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Brandy getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,284 in 2010, down 4.0%.
Is Brandy also a first name?: Yes. Brandy 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.