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Etymology of Brant

What does the name Brant mean?

It wasn’t until the 10th and 11th centuries that Jewish surnames began for the Jews living in North Africa, Spain, France, and Italy. 1

With the pressure to have a fixed surname, Jews sought out interesting ways to name themselves. Some gathered at the synagogue and the rabbi opened a prayer book, the first word on a page was then offered to a family, and so on. Some took names from popular characters in literature. While others created matronymic and patronymic names with suffixes like -sohn, -ov, -kin, etc to denote “descendant of”. 2

In some cases, the name Brant has been derived from the personal name Brando, and is patronymic. Sometimes this surname comes from the Middle High German "Brant," a topographic name used for someone who lived in an area cleared by fire. Lastly, the name was also occupational, derived from the German word "brandler," or distiller.

Early Origins of the Brant family

The surname Brant was first found in Bavaria, which became a fertile source of many succeeding branches of the family name. They were later found in Westphalia and Saxony, where they possessed lands at Haardorff and Stackelberg. The family name was later distinguished when it was elevated to the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1778.

Brant Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brandt, Brandte, Brandtes, Brandtte, Brant, Brante, Brandes, Brandis, Brand, Brande, Brandde, Brannde, Brend, Brende, Brendel, Brendde, Brennde and many more.

Brant Ranking

the United States, the name Brant is the 4,234^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 3

Brant migration to the United States +

Brant Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 4

Brant Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Wilhelm Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 4
Johannis Brant, aged 16, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 4
William Brant, aged 50, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 4
Christian Brant, who landed in New York in 1784 4
Bernard Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796 4

Brant Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Brant, who arrived in New York in 1828 4
William Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1838 4
I Brant, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
D Brant, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
W Brant, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Brant migration to Canada +

Brant Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Lt. John Brant U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 5
Mr. John Brant U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 he served as part of Butler's Rangers Regiment 5
Capt. Joseph Brant U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
Mr. Joseph Brant U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
Mr. Joseph Thayendanegea Brant U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Brant Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Henry, Klaus and Peter Brant all of whom, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Klaus Brant, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
Peter Brant, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Henry Brant, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874

Brant migration to Australia +

Brant Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Brant, English convict who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Edwin Fox" on 24th August 1858, arriving in Western Australia, Australia

Brant migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Brant Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

George Brant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashmore" in 1882
Annie Brant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashmore" in 1882
Eliza J. Brant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashmore" in 1882
William H. Brant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashmore" in 1882
Edith E. Brant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashmore" in 1882
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Brant migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6

Brant Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jo Brant, aged 24, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Brant (post 1700) +

Chief Joseph Brant (1742-1807), Mohawk Indian Chief, British military officer during the American Revolution
Mary "Molly" Brant (1736-1796), Canadian Mohawk leader who had influence within the Iroquois confederacy, more so than her brother Joseph Brant
Tim Brant (b. 1949), retired American sportscaster
Scott Brant (b. 1968), nicknamed "The Dominator", an American professional speedway rider
Peter Mark Brant Sr. (b. 1947), American industrialist and art collector
Monica Brant (b. 1970), American IFBB professional figure competitor and a former fitness competitor, Ms. Fitness Olympia (1988)
Marshall Lee Brant (b. 1955), American former Major League Baseball player. Brant played for the New York Yankees in 1980 and the Oakland Athletics in 1983
Jonathan Edward "Jon" Brant (b. 1955), American musician and business owner, best known as the bass player for the band Cheap Trick from 1982 to 1987
Henry Dreyfuss Brant (1913-2008), Canadian-born American composer from Montreal
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Weiss, Nelly. The Origin of Jewish family names: Morphology and History. Peter Lang AG, 2002. Digital
Kaganoff, Benzion C. A Dictionary of Jewish names and their history. Schocken Books, 1977. Digital
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies