Brand (surname)

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 like Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. Also many Scandinavian Brands immigrated across Scandinavia and Europe. Notable people with the surname include:

• 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 1950s), 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 (1871–1966), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Charles Brand (1873–1961), Australian Army brigadier-general in World War I
• Charles Amarin Brand (1920-2013), French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Charles Hillyer Brand (1861–1933), American politician, businessman, jurist and lawyer
• Charles John Brand (1879–1949), United States Department of Agriculture official
• Chris Brand (born 1943), British psychologist
• Christian Brand (born 1972), German football player and coach
• Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British crime writer and children's author
• Christo Brand, South African prison guard of Nelson Mandela
• Christoffel Brand (1797–1875), South African statesman
• Colette Brand (born 1967), Swiss freestyle skier
• Daniel Brand (born 1935), American wrestler
• Daphny van den Brand (born 1978), Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer
• David Brand (1912–1979), Australian politician
• David Brand (born 1978), English footballer on Samoa
• Dionne Brand, (born 1953), Canadian writer
• Dollar Brand (born 1934), stage name of South African jazz pianist and composer Adolph Johannes Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim
• Elton Brand, (born 1979), American basketball player
• Erland Brand, (born 1922), 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 (born 1955), English golfer
• Gordon Brand, Jnr (born 1958), Scottish golfer
• Gustavo Brand (born 1961), Venezuelan football (soccer) referee
• 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. 1710), German alchemist and physician
• Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden (1814–1892), British politician
• Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden (1841–1906), British Governor of New South Wales
• Hubert Brand (1870-1955), Royal Navy officer
• Ilona Brand (born 1958), East German luger
• Jack Brand (born 1953), German goalkeeper
• Jan Brand (1908–1969), Dutch field hockey player
• Jo Brand (born 1957), British feminist comedian
• Joel Brand (1907–1964), Holocaust survivor; co-founder of the Hungarian Aid and Rescue Committee
• Johannes Brand (1823–1888), fourth president of the Orange Free State
• Jolene Brand (born 1934), American actress
• Joop Brand (born 1936), Dutch football player and manager
• Katy Brand (born 1979), English actress, comedian and writer
• Konrad Brand (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Kris Brand (born 1983), Canadian volleyball player
• Mark Brand (1892–1944), American writer
• Michael Brand (born 1958), Australian scholar
• Michael Brand (born 1973), German politician
• Michael Brand (1815–1870), birth name of Hungarian composer Mihály Mosonyi
• Millen Brand (1906–1980), American writer and poet
• Mona Brand (1915–2007), Australian playwright, poet and freelance writer
• Myles Brand (1942–2009). American University and NCAA president
• Nadja Brand (born 1975), South African-born actress and producer
• Neil Brand (born 1958), British dramatist, composer and author
• Neville Brand (1920–1992) American actor
• Oscar Brand (born 1920), Canadian folk singer/songwriter
• Peter Brand (born 1947), general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician
• Pepe Brand (1900-1971), Spanish professional football player and manager
• Quintin Brand (1893–1968), British pilot
• Ralph Brand (born 1936), Scottish footballer
• Robert Brand, 1st Baron Brand (1878–1963), British civil servant and businessman
• Ron Brand (born 1940), American baseball player
• Russell Brand (born 1975), English comedian and actor
• Simon Brand (born 1970), Colombian film director
• Steffen Brand, (born 1965), German steeple chase runner
• Steven Brand, (born 1969), Scottish actor
• Stewart Brand (born 1938), American writer, editor, and futurist
• Theodor von Brand (1899–1978), German-born American parasitologist.
• Theodor P. Von Brand (1926-2004), American judge, son of Theodor
• Vance D. Brand (born 1931), American astronaut
• William Brand (1888–1979), Australian politician
• William H. Brand (1824–1891), New York politician