Show ContentsBrandis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms


United States Brandis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brandis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Brandis, who arrived in Texas in 1845 1
  • Herm Brandis, who landed in Texas in 1845 1
  • Carl Brandis, who settled in Texas in 1846
  • Theodore Brandis, who arrived in Texas in 1854 1
  • L. Brandis, who arrived in San Francisco in 1875
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Brandis migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brandis Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • George Brandis, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2
  • Ann Brandis, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2
  • James Brandis, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2
  • Harriett Brandis, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Brandis (post 1700) +

  • Jonathan Gregory Brandis, American film and television actor
  • Richard W. Brandis, American politician, Mayor of Bend, Oregon, 1953-54 3
  • Thomas Brandis (1935-2017), German violinist, chamber music performer, pedagogue and concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic
  • George Brandis (b. 1957), Australian, Senator for Queensland, Minister for Arts and Sport
  • Marianne Brandis (b. 1938), Canadian (Netherlands born) Children's author and illustrator
  • Mark Brandis (1931-2000), German science fiction writer and journalist
  • Sir Dietrich Brandis (1824-1907), German forester considered the father of tropical forestry
  • Christian August Brandis, German philologist and historian of philosophy


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) EDEN 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838Eden.htm
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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