Brand (family name)

Brand is a German family name . It is one of the 200 most common family names in Germany. Like the family names Brandt and Brant , it is derived from the first names Hildebrand or Hadebrand. These names used to be common in northern Germany. From there the name Brand found its way into several regions of Germany. In southern Germany, the spelling Brandl or Brantl often prevailed. In addition to being interpreted as a patronymic , brand is sometimes also a name of origin or residence. B. derives from a fire caused by slash and burn . Early occurrences of the name have been handed down from Seinsheim (1343) and Frankfurt (1493).

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adam Brand (before 1692–1746), German businessman and explorer
• Adam Friedrich Brand von Lindau (1681–1754), Electoral Saxon general of the cavalry
• Adolf von Brand (1803–1878), Prussian landowner and politician
• Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German activist
• Albrecht Ludwig Brand (1855–1919), German lieutenant general
• Andreas Brand (Abbot) (also Andreas Brandt ; 1651–1725), German abbot of the Ilbenstadt Monastery from 1681 to 1725
• Andreas Brand (* 1964), German local politician (Free Voters)
• Angela Brand (* 1996), German amateur actress
• Angelika Brand (* 1976), German rower
• Arthur Brand (1870–1943), Prussian civil judge and commentator on civil service law
• August Brand (1863–1930), German botanist and philologist

B.

• Beate Brand-Saberi (* 1958), German anatomist, molecular embryologist and university professor
• Benjamin Brand (* 1989), German football referee
• Benno Friedrich Brand von Lindau (1571–1625), German lawyer and member of the Fruit Bringing Society
• Bob Brand (1865– ??), Scottish football player
• Burgert Brand (* 1959), Namibian pastor and bishop

C.

• Carl Brand (1893–1945), German general practitioner and Nazi victim
• Charles Brand (politician) (1871–1966), American politician
• Charles Brand (officer) (1873–1961), Australian officer and politician
• Charles Brand (water polo player) (1916–1984), British water polo player
• Charles Amarin Brand (1920–2013), French theologian, Bishop of Monaco and Strasbourg
• Charles Hillyer Brand (1861–1933), American politician
• Christian Brand (Manager) (* 1949), German bank manager
• Christian Brand (soccer player) (* 1972), German soccer player and coach
• Christian Friedrich von Brand († 1735), German councilor and chancellor
• Christian Hilfgott Brand ( Brand the Elder ; 1694 / 1695–1756), German-Austrian landscape painter
• Christiane Brand (* 1973), former German rower
• Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British writer
• Christine Brand (* 1973), Swiss writer and journalist
• Christoph Brand (* 1961), German lawyer, consultant and banker
• Christoph Friedrich Brand (1757–1830), gold worker
• Cindy Brand (* 1994), French singer
• Claudia Brand , maiden name of Claudia van Veen (* 1976), German singer, actress and presenter
• Colette Roth-Brand (* 1967), Swiss freestyle skier (Aerials)
• Curd Brand (1892–1971), German SS leader

D.

• Daniel Brand (died 1467), Mayor of Bremen
• Dany Brand (* 1996), Swiss hurdler
• Dagmar Brand (* 1943), German artist
• Dan Brand (born 1935), American wrestler
• Dionne Brand (* 1953), Canadian writer
• Dirk Brand (* 1969), German drummer and music teacher
• Drew Brand (born 1957), Scottish football player

E.

• Elton Brand (* 1979), American basketball player
• Erland Brand (* 1922), Swedish painter and graphic artist
• Erich Brand (1914–2011), German paleontologist
• Erna Brand (1895–1984), German musicologist
• Ernst Brand (medic) (1827-1897), German medic
• Ernst Brand (General) (1856–1931), German major general
• Ernst Brand (architect) (actually Karl Heinrich Brand ; 1869–1948), German architect
• Ernst Brand (painter) (1898–1983), German painter
• Esther Brand (1922–2015), South African athlete

F.

• Florian Brand (* 1984), German American football player
• Frank Brand (* 1961), German business mathematician, statistician and university lecturer
• Franklin Brand , St. Kitts and Nevis politician
• Franz Brand (Grand Dean) (1806–1878), German theologian; Opponent of the Kulturkampf
• Franz Brand (politician) (1887–1968), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Franz Josef Brand (1790–1869), German high school teacher, librarian, historian, classical philologist and draftsman
• Friedrich von Brand (1782–1857), Württemberg lieutenant general and governor of Ludwigsburg
• Friedrich Brand (1891–1979), German civil servant and manager
• Friedrich August Brand (1735–1806), Austrian landscape and history painter
• Fritz Brand (General) (1889–1967), German artillery general
• Fritz Brand (politician) , German carpenter and politician (SPD), MdL Lippe
• Fritz Brand (painter) (1915–1998), Swiss painter
• Fritz Brand (architect) , Swiss architect

G

• Gail Brand (* 1971), British jazz trombonist
• Georg Friedrich Brand (1798–1874), Mayor of Biebelnheim and member of the Hessian state parliament
• Gerd Brand (philosopher) (1921–1979), German philosopher and science manager
• Gerd Brand (politician) (* 1973), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Gerhard Brand , German basketball player
• Glen Brand (1923-2008), American wrestler
• Gordon Brand Junior (1958-2019), Scottish golfer
• Gregor Brand (* 1957), German poet and writer
• Guido K. Brand (1889–1945), German literary historian and writer
• Gustav Brand (1883–1963), German composer and cantor

H

• Hans Brand (geologist) (1879–1959), German geologist, mining engineer and SS standard leader
• Hanskurt Brand (* 1966), Swiss racing cyclist
• Hans-Ulrich Brand (* 1930), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
• Harald Brand (1941–2018), German journalist
• Heather Brand (* 1982), Zimbabwean swimmer
• Hein Brand (15th century), citizen of Hamburg
• Heiner Brand (* 1952), German handball player and coach
• Heinrich Brand ( Heinz Brand ; 1887–1971), District President in Sigmaringen and Aachen
• Heinz Brand (politician) (* 1955), Swiss politician
• Heinz Brand (artist) (* 1944), Swiss painter and sculptor
• Helmut Brand (* 1957), German physician and professor for European health sciences at Maastricht University
• Hennig Brand (around 1630 – after 1692), German alchemist
• Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden (1814-1892), British politician (Liberal Party)
• Hermann Brand (politician, 1857) (1857–1929), German businessman and politician (DDP)
• Hermann Brand (politician, 1868) (1868–1940), Swiss doctor, Bern National Council, founder of the Workers' Party in Melchnau
• Hermann Brand (preacher) (1880–1945), German Baptist theologian and preacher
• Hermann Brand (actor) ( Samuel Brand ; 1898–1966), German actor and director
• Horst Brand (* 1946), German soccer player

I.

• Ilona Brand (* 1958), German luge athlete
• Ingrid Brand-Hückstädt (* 1954), German politician (FDP)
• Inka Brand (* 1977), German game designer, see Inka and Markus Brand

J

• Jack Brand (born 1953), Canadian soccer player
• Jakob Brand (1776–1833), German bishop of the Diocese of Limburg an der Lahn
• Jan Brand (1908–1969), Dutch hockey player
• Jens Brand (* 1968), German artist
• Jochen Brand (* 1944), German handball player
• Joel Brand (1906–1964), Hungarian-German Zionist and association official
• Johann Brand (Mayor) († 1405), councilor and mayor of Bremen
• Johann Christian Brand (1722–1795), Austrian landscape painter, draftsman, etcher and engraver
• Johann Georg Brand (1645–1703), Protestant theologian and professor of mathematics and metaphysics at the University of Marburg
• Johannes Henricus Brand (1823–1888), President of the Orange Free State
• John Brand (1744–1806), English folklorist
• Josef Brand (1841–1909), Banat Catholic clergyman, physicist and photographer
• Julia Brand (* 1989), German actress
• Jürgen Brand , pseudonym of Emil Sonnemann (1869–1950), German educator, editor and prison director
• Jürgen Brand (lawyer, 1941) (* 1941), German lawyer and university professor
• Jürgen Brand (lawyer, 1945) (* 1945), German lawyer and judge
• Jürgen Brand (politician) (* 1965), German politician (CSU)
• Jürgen Brand (journalist) , German journalist

K

• Karl Brand (author) (1895–1917), German-Moravian poet and storyteller
• Karl Brand (politician) (1897–1978), German politician (KPD)
• Karl Brand (biochemist) (1931-2010), German biochemist
• Karl Brand (cyclist) , Swiss cyclist
• Karl Heinrich Brand , real name of Ernst Brand (architect) (1869–1948), German architect
• Karl-Hermann Freiherr von Brand zu Neidstein (1915–1984), German officer and military writer
• Karl-Werner Brand (* 1944), German environmental sociologist
• Katherine Brand (* 1987), German actress
• Katrin Brand , German journalist
• Ken Brand (* 1938), English football player
• Klaus Brand (handball player) (* 1941), German handball player and trainer
• Klaus Brand (soccer player) (* 1955), German soccer player
• Kurt Brand (pharmacist) (1877–1952), German pharmacist and university professor
• Kurt Brand (writer) (1917–1991), German writer

L.

• Lisa Brand (* 1993), Swiss actress
• Lotte Brand Philip (1910–1986), German-American art historian
• Lucinda Brand (* 1989), Dutch cyclist
• Ludwig Brand (* 1932), American biologist, chemist and university professor of Austrian origin

M.

• Maria Brand (née Renschen ; 1877–1956), first female member of the state parliament in the Oldenburg state parliament
• Markus Brand (soccer player) (* 1974), German soccer player
• Markus Brand (* 1975), German game designer, see Inka and Markus Brand
• Martin Brand (* 1975), German artist
• Martina Brand (* 1957), German screenwriter
• Max Brand , pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), American writer and screenwriter
• Max Brand (soccer player) , Swiss soccer player
• Max Brand (composer) (1896–1980), Austrian composer
• Max Brand (painter) (* 1982), German painter
• Michael Brand (1815–1870), Hungarian composer, see Mihály Mosonyi
• Michael Brand (Antiquarian) (1925–2012), British antiquarian
• Michael Brand (art historian) (* 1958), Australian art historian
• Michael Brand (neurobiologist) (* 1961), German neurobiologist and developmental biologist
• Michael Brand (politician) (* 1973), German politician (CDU)
• Millen Brand (1906–1980), American author
• Moritz Brand (1844–1927), Saxon state executioner
• Myles Brand (1942–2009), American college and sports official

N

• Neville Brand (1920–1992), American actor
• Nonnosus Brand (1755–1793), Bavarian composer, organist and music teacher

O

• Olga Brand (1905–1973), Swiss Germanist, writer and journalist
• Oliver Brand (* 1974), German legal scholar
• Olivier Brand (* 1980), Swiss ski racer
• Otto Brand (1930–2014), German Roman Catholic clergyman

P

• Paul von Brand (1831–1904), German landowner and politician, MdR
• Paul Brand (sculptor) (* 1941), Swiss sculptor, painter and university professor
• Paul Wilson Brand (1914-2003), British surgeon
• Peter Brand (literary scholar) (1923–2016), British literary scholar
• Peter Brand (actor) , Austrian actor
• Peter Brand (cameraman) (* 1937), German cameraman
• Peter Brand (politician) , Swiss politician (SVP)
• Peter Wilhelm Brand (1900–1978), German politician (CDU)
• Philipp Brand (1833–1914), director of a real estate company and member of the Reichstag of the German Empire
• Philippine Brand (1840–1920), German theater actress

Q

• Quintin Brand (1893–1968), British aviation pioneer

R.

• Rachel Brand (* 1973), American lawyer
• Ralf Brand (* 1971), German sports psychologist and university professor
• Ralph Brand (* 1936), Scottish football player
• Ray Brand (born 1934), English football player
• Renée Brand (1900–1980), German-Jewish writer in exile
• Richard Brand (* around 1941), American orthopedist
• Robert Brand (1887– ??), Scottish football player
• Roland Brand (* 1953), Swiss handball player
• Rolf Brand (* 1932), German Aikido teacher
• Rudolf Brand (* 1935), German actor
• Russell Brand (* 1975), British comedian, actor and presenter
• Ruth Erika Brand (1928–2014), German politician and qualified pedagogue

S.

• Sabine Brand Scheffel (* 1959), German artist
• Silke Brand (* 1971), German television presenter, non-fiction author, psychologist, personality and health coach
• Silvia Brand (1848–1909), German actress, journalist, author and entrepreneur
• Simone Brand (* 1967), German politician (PIRATES)
• Steffen Brand (* 1965), German athlete
• Stewart Brand (* 1938), American author

T

• Theo Brand ( Theodor Friedrich Johannes Ludwig Brand ; 1925–2016), German composer, organist and music teacher
• Theodor Brand (politician) (1488–1558), Swiss surgeon and politician
• Theodor von Brand (1899–1978), German-American parasitologist
• Theodor P. von Brand (1926–2004), German-American lawyer and judge
• Thomas Brand (clergyman) (1635–1691), English clergyman
• Thomas Brand (politician) (1774-1851), British politician
• Thomas Brand (biochemist) (* 1960), German biochemist, molecular biologist and university professor
• Thomas Brand Hollis (born Thomas Brand ; 1719–1804), British businessman and collector
• Tim Brand (* 1998), German handball player
• Tobias Brand (* 1998), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Tomas Brand (* 1968), Swedish porn actor and model

U

• Ulrich Brand (historian) , German historian
• Ulrich Brand (political scientist) (* 1967), German political scientist and university professor

V

• Vance D. Brand (* 1931), American astronaut

W.

• Walter Brand (1907–1980), Sudeten German politician (NSDAP)
• Wenzel Brand (1863–1923), Austrian politician (CSP)
• Werner Brand (mining engineer) (1885–1957), German mining assessor and manager of the German coal and steel industry
• Werner Brand (* 1933), German painter and graphic artist
• Wilhelm Brand (1854–1943), German writer
• Wilhelm von Brand (1856–1944), German lieutenant general
• Willi Brand (* 1943), German university professor, director of the Institute for Vocational and Business Education at the University of Hamburg
• Willy Brand (1890–1953), Swiss entrepreneur
• Wolfgang Brand (* 1948), Austrian violinist ( Vienna Philharmonic )

See also

• Fire (disambiguation)
• Brandt
• Brant

Web links

Wiktionary: Brand  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations