The brand Surname
brand Name Meaning and History
- English, Scottish, Scandinavian, North German, and Dutch: from the Germanic personal name Brando, a short form of various compound personal names containing the element brand ‘sword’ (a derivative of brinnan ‘to flash’), of which the best known is Hildebrand. There is place name evidence for Brant(a) as an Old English personal name; however, the Middle English personal name Brand was probably introduced to England from Old Norse; Brandr is a common Old Norse personal name.
- English: topographic name for someone who lived by a place where burning had occurred, from Old English brand, or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, as for example The Brand in Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
- German: variant of Brandt 1.
- Scandinavian: from the personal name Brand, Brant, from Old Norse Brandr (see 1).
- Swedish: ornamental name from brand ‘fire’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or nickname from German Brant ‘fire’, ‘conflagration’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
14–Day Free Trial
Search for brand records
More resources for your brand family history
Brand message board
Threads: 372 - Messages: 836
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The brand name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the brand family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the brand last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
- Find out how to get help from other Ancestry members through this tutorial.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.co.uk for all of your brand ancestors.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.co.uk homepage.