Brand (surname)
family name
Brand is a surname. It usually is a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Brando ("sword") or a short form of a compound personal name such as Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. The proto-Germanic word for 'brand' is 'brandaz'.
Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Brand (explorer) (before 1692–1746), German merchant and explorer
Adam Brand (born 1970), Australian country music singer
Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German activist for homosexual rights
Alexander Brand (born 1977), Colombian boxer
Andrea Brand (born 1959), American molecular biology professor at the University of Cambridge
Arie van den Brand (born 1951), Dutch GreenLeft politician
Aron Brand (1910–1977), Israeli pediatric cardiologist
Arthur Brand (1853–1917), British Liberal politician
August Brand (1863–1930), German botanist
Charles Brand (disambiguation), several people
Chris Brand (1943–2017), British psychologist
Christian Brand (born 1972), German football player and coach
Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British crime writer and children's author
Christine Brand (born 1973), Swiss writer and journalist
Christoffel Brand (1797–1875), South African statesman
Colette Brand (born 1967), Swiss freestyle skier
Daniel Brand (1935–2015), American wrestler
Daphny van den Brand (born 1978), Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer
David Brand, 5th Viscount Hampden (1903–1975), English peer, cricketer, soldier and banker
David Brand (1912–1979), Australian politician
David Brand (footballer) (born 1951), English footballer, National Coach of Samoa 2002–2005
David Brand, Lord Brand (1923–1996), Scottish judge
Dionne Brand (born 1953), Canadian writer
Elton Brand (born 1979), American basketball player and general manager
Erland Brand (1922–2020), Swedish painter
Esther Brand (1922–2015), South African athlete
Gerry Brand (1906–1996), South African rugby union player
Gideon Brand van Zyl (1873–1956), South African Governor-General
Glen Brand (1923–2008), American Freestyle wrestler
Gordon J. Brand (1955–2020), English golfer
Gordon Brand Jnr (1958–2019), Scottish golfer
Hans-Joachim Brand (1916–1945), German Luftwaffe pilot
Hansi Brand (1912–2000), Hungarian-born Zionist
Heather Brand (born 1982), Zimbabwean swimmer
Heiner Brand (born 1952), West German handball player and coach
Hennig Brand (c. 1630 – c.
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