Brandon (name)
Brandon is an originally local English surname and a primarily male first name derived from it .
Origin and meaning
The surname Brandon is derived from the name of various places in England with the Old English meaning " hill covered with gorse " and from this surname the same male first name was derived, which mainly occurs since the middle of the 20th century and almost exclusively in the United States and Canada appears. Occasionally, however, the first name also appears as a variant of Brendan . Branden is a rare variant of the given name . Brandon only occurs as a female first name in exceptional cases.
Name bearer
Male first name
- Brandon Adams (poker player) (born 1978), American poker player, author and university lecturer
- Brandon Quintin Adams (born 1979), American actor
- Brandon Call (born 1976), American actor
- Brandon Cantu (* 1981), American poker player
- Brandon DiCamillo (born 1976), American actor
- Brandon Flowers (* 1981), American singer and musician
- Brandon Flynn (* 1993), American actor
- Brandon Gay (* 1982), American basketball player
- Brandon Iron (1968-2019), Canadian porn actor and director
- Brandon Jones (* 1988), American actor and singer
- Brandon Larracuente (* 1994), American actor
- Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor
- Brandon Lee (musician) (* 1983), American jazz musician and university professor
- James Brandon Lewis (* 1983), American jazz musician
- Brandon Mashinter (* 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brandon McMillan (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brandon Parker (1965-2020), British sports manager, promoter and billiards official
- Brandon Routh (born 1979), American actor
- Brandon Roy (* 1984), American basketball player
- Brandon Saad (* 1992), American ice hockey player
- Brandon Sanderson (* 1975), American author of fantasy and science fiction literature
- Brandon Schaefer (* 1980/81), American poker player
- Brandon Seabrook (* ≈1984), American jazz musician
- Brandon Shack-Harris (* 1981), American poker player
- Brandon Simpson (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter
- Brandon Steven (* 1973), American entrepreneur and poker player
- Brandon Sugden (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brandon Teena (1972-1993), American victim of violence
- Brandon Thomas (actor) (1850–1914), British ship's carpenter, actor and author
- Brandon Thomas (basketball player) (* 1984), American basketball player
"Branden" variant
- Branden Albert (born 1984), American football player
- Branden Oliver (born 1991), American football player
Name bearers
- Brandon Bays (* 1953), American teacher and author
- Brandon Merrill , American rodeo rider, model and actress
family name
- Alexander Brandon (* 1974), American musician and composer
- Anne Brandon, Baroness Gray of Powys († 1558), English nobleman
- Brumsic Brandon Jr. (1927–2014), American comic book artist and writer
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484–1545), English nobleman, general and favorite of Henry VIII.
- Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk (1537–1551), English nobleman
- Sir Charles Brandon (1521–1551), English MP
- Clark Brandon (* 1958), American actor, director and screenwriter
- David Brandon (born 1940), American actor
- Dion Brandon (* 1986), Cayman Islands football player
- Eleanor Brandon (1518 / 1521–1547), English nobleman
- Eric Brandon (1920–1982), British racing car driver
- Frances Brandon (1517–1559), Duchess of Suffolk, mother of Queen Jane Gray of England
- Gerard Brandon (1788–1850), American politician
- Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1523–1534), English nobleman, son of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor
- Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535–1551), English nobleman, son of Charles Brandon and Katherine Willoughby
- Henry Brandon (actor) (born Heinrich von Kleinbach ; 1912–1990), American actor
- Henry Brandon (journalist) (1916-1993), British journalist
- Henry Brandon, Baron Brandon of Oakbrook (1920–1999), British judge
- Jamie Brandon (* 1998), Scottish soccer player
- Lauren Brandon (* 1985), American triathlete
- Maryann Brandon , American film editor
- Michael Brandon (actor) (born 1945), American actor and director
- Michael Brandon (porn actor) (born 1965), American porn actor and film director
- Oscar Brandon (* 1971), badminton player from Suriname
- Ricardo Brandon (1946-2016), Uruguayan soccer player
- Sy Brandon (* 1945), American composer and music teacher
- Terrell Brandon (* 1970), American basketball player
- Thomas Brandon († 1510), English diplomat and courtier under King Henry VII.
- William Brandon ( standard- bearer) (~ 1556–1485), English standard-bearer of Henry VII.
- William Lindsay Brandon (1800 / 1801–1890), American brigadier general
- William W. Brandon (1868–1934), American politician (Alabama)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brandon on surnames.behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Brandon on behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Branden on behindthename.com (Engl.)