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Brandes Ranking

In the United States, the name Brandes is the 9,364th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Brandes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brandes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Brandes, aged 33, who arrived in Virginia in 1773 2
  • Johann Brandes, who arrived in America in 1777 2
  • Andreas Brandes, who landed in America in 1780 2
  • Christian Brandes, who landed in America in 1780 2
  • Conrad Brandes, who landed in America in 1780 2
Brandes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Heinr Brandes, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1808 2
  • Heinrich Brandes, aged 5, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 2
  • Georg Ludw Brandes, who arrived in Texas in 1845 2
  • H Brandes, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 2
  • F Brandes, who arrived in Texas in 1845 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brandes (post 1700) +

  • Charles Brandes, American money manager
  • Ramona Brandes, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2004 3
  • Michael L. Brandes, American politician, Representative from Texas 10th District, 1994 3
  • Mervyn B. Brandes, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2012 3
  • Marie Brandes, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952 3
  • Wilhelm Brandes (1877-1959), Swedish Olympic rower
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes (1777-1834), German astronomer, mathematician and physicist
  • Heinrich Brandes (1803-1868), German landscape painter
  • George Brandes (1842-1927), Danish writer and literature critic
  • David Brandes (b. 1968), German musician
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bismarck
  • Jürgen Brandes (1917-1941), German Oberleutnant zur See who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
  • Herbert Brandes (1922-1941), German Feuerwerksgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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