Brandt is a Germanic surname and given name.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.4% of all known bearers of the surname Brandt were residents of Germany (frequency 1:1,108), 30.5% of the United States (1:6,951), 4.5% of South Africa (1:6,959), 3.7% of Brazil (1:32,483), 2.7% of Denmark (1:1,232), 2.7% of Sweden (1:2,162), 1.6% of Canada (1:13,299), 1.3% of the Netherlands (1:7,848), 1.3% of Poland (1:17,678), 1.0% of Namibia (1:1,366).
In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,108) in the following states: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:348) Schleswig-Holstein (1:409) Saxony-Anhalt (1:460) Lower Saxony (1:573) Hamburg (1:599) Bremen (1:623) Berlin (1:754) Brandenburg (1:803) Thuringia (1:1,096)
In Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,232) only in one region: Capital Region of Denmark (1:905)
In Namibia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,366) in the following regions: ǁKaras Region (1:163) Kunene Region (1:454) Omaheke Region (1:700) Erongo Region (1:709) Khomas Region (1:899) Hardap Region (1:942)
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,162) in the following counties:Brandt surname distribution Dalarna County (1:1,266) Skåne County (1:1,497) Jönköping County (1:1,638) Kronoberg County (1:1,876) Västmanland County (1:1,995) Stockholm County (1:2,139)
People with the surname Arts and entertainment
Augusto Brandt (1892–1942), Venezuelan musician and composer Betsy Brandt (born 1973), American actress Bill Brandt (1904–1983), German-British photographer and photojournalist Carlos Brandt (1875–1964), Venezuelan philosopher, author and naturopath Di Brandt (born 1952), Canadian poet and literary critic Eddie Brandt (1920–2011), American composer, writer and store owner George Brandt (1920–2007), German film producer Gerard Brandt (1626–1685), Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian Helene Brandt (1936–2013), American sculptor Helmut Brandt (musician) (1931–2001), German jazz saxophonist and bandleader Jerry Brandt (1938–2021), American entrepreneur, impresario, agent, manager, promoter, and club owner Joe Brandt (1882–1939), American publicist, screenwriter, editor, film producer, and general manager Józef Brandt (1841–1915), Polish painter best known for his paintings of battles Kyle Brandt (born 1979), American actor Lesley-Ann Brandt (born 1981), South African actress, Mazikeen on the TV series Lucifer Mac Brandt, American actor Marianne Brandt (1893–1983), German painter, sculptor, photographer and designer Marianne Brandt (contralto) (1842–1921), Austrian opera singer Matthias Brandt (born 1961), German actor, audiobook narrator, and writer Max von Brandt (1835–1920), German diplomat and publicist Miroslav Brandt (1914–2002), Croatian historian Paul Brandt (born 1972), Canadian country music singer Peter Andreas Brandt (1792–1862), Norwegian painter and illustrator Rainer Brandt (1936–2024), German actor Rolf Brandt (1886–1953), German writer Skylar Brandt (born 1993), American ballet dancer Vassily Brandt (1869–1923), Russian trumpeter, composer and pedagogue
Science and mathematics
Achi Brandt (born 1938), Israeli mathematician Arthur William Brandt (1888–1943), American engineer Brian Brandt, American electrical engineer Eduard Brandt (1839–1891), Russian zoologist and anatomist Fred Hermann Brandt (1908–1994), German insect collector, botanist, and counter-espionage agent Fredric Brandt (1949–2015), American dermatologist Heinrich Brandt (1886–1954), German mathematician Georg Brandt (1694–1768), Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered cobalt Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802–1879), German naturalist Karl Brandt (zoologist) (1854–1931), German zoologist and marine biologist
Politics
Andy Brandt (1938–2023), Canadian politician Bernard E. Brandt (1881–1954), American politician David Brandt (politician), former Chief Minister of Montserrat Edward R. Brandt (1931–2013), American politician Gökhan Brandt (born 1997), German politician Helmut Brandt (born 1950), German politician Helmut Brandt (1911–1998), German politician in East Germany Kate Brandt, first American Chief Sustainability Officer Michel Brandt (born 1990), German politician William Brandt (Nebraska politician) (1924–2000), American politician from Nebraska Willy Brandt (1913–1992), German politician
Sports
David Brandt (American football) (born 1977), American football offensive lineman Ed Brandt (1905–1944), American baseball player Gil Brandt (1933–2023), American football executive Hannah Brandt (born 1993), American ice hockey player Jackie Brandt (born 1934), American baseball player Julian Brandt (born 1996), German footballer Kerstin Brandt (born 1961), East German high jumper Peter Brandt (1931–2022), British rower Viktor Brandt (born 1999), Swedish biathlete
Fictional characters Katie Brandt-Heppner, fictional character in Andrew Unger's novel Once Removed
Others
Charlie Brandt (1957–2004), American serial killer Charles Brandt (1942–2024), American investigator and writer David Brandt (1946–2023), American sustainable farmer Edgar Brandt (1880–1960), French ironworker and weapons designer Francis Frederick Brandt (1819–1874), British barrister and author Franz Brandt (1893–1954), German World War I flying ace Heinz Brandt (1907–1944), German army officer and showjumper Jan Brandt, American entrepreneur Johanna Brandt (1876–1964), South African propagandist, spy, prophet and writer Joseph A. Brandt, American university president Karl Brandt (1904–1948), German Nazi physician and war criminal, executed for war crimes Karl Brandt (economist) (1899–1975), German-American agricultural economist Lawrence Eugene Brandt (1939–2025), American Roman Catholic bishop Realf Ottesen Brandt (1859–1927), Lutheran minister Reinhard Brandt (1937–2025), German philosopher Richard Brandt (1910–1997), American philosopher Rudolf Brandt (1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimes Yakov Brandt (1869–1946), Russian Sinologist-diplomat, philologist and professor
People with the given name Brandt Hershman, American politician Brandt C. Louie (born 1943), Canadian businessman Brandt Jobe (born 1965), American golfer Brandt Snedeker (born 1980), American golfer
See also Brant (surname) Brand (surname)
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