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. [1] Also many Scandinavian Brands immigrated across Scandinavia and Europe. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Brand (born 1970), Australian country music singerAdolf Brand, (1874–1945), German activist for homosexual rightsAlexander Brand (born 1977), Colombian boxerAndrea Brand (born 1950s), American molecular biology professor at the University of CambridgeArie van den Brand (born 1951), Dutch GreenLeft politicianAron Brand (1910-1977), Israeli pediatric cardiologistArthur Brand (1853–1917), British Liberal politicianAugust Brand (1863–1930), German botanistCharles Brand (1871–1966), U.S. Representative from OhioCharles Brand (1873–1961), Australian Army brigadier-general in World War ICharles Amarin Brand (1920-2013), French prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchCharles Hillyer Brand (1861–1933), American politician, businessman, jurist and lawyerCharles John Brand (1879–1949), United States Department of Agriculture officialChris Brand (born 1943), British psychologistChristian Brand (born 1972), German football player and coachChristianna Brand (1907–1988), British crime writer and children's authorChristo Brand, South African prison guard of Nelson MandelaChristoffel Brand (1797–1875), South African statesmanColette Brand (born 1967), Swiss freestyle skierDaniel Brand (born 1935), American wrestlerDaphny van den Brand (born 1978), Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racerDavid Brand, 5th Viscount Hampden (1903–1975), English peer, cricketer, soldier and bankerDavid Brand (1912–1979), Australian politicianDavid Brand (born 1978), English footballer on SamoaDionne Brand, (born 1953), Canadian writerDollar Brand (born 1934), stage name of South African jazz pianist and composer Adolph Johannes Brand/Abdullah IbrahimElton Brand, (born 1979), American basketball playerErland Brand, (born 1922), Swedish painterEsther Brand (1922-2015), South African athleteGerry Brand, (1906-1996), South African rugby union playerGideon Brand van Zyl (1873-1956), South African Governor-GeneralGlen Brand (1923-2008), American Freestyle wrestlerGordon J. Brand (born 1955), English golferGordon Brand, Jnr (born 1958), Scottish golferGustavo Brand (born 1961), Venezuelan football (soccer) refereeHans-Joachim Brand, (1916-1945), German Luftwaffe pilotHansi Brand, (1912-2000), Hungarian-born ZionistHeather Brand (born 1982), Zimbabwean swimmerHeiner Brand (born 1952), West German handball player and coachHennig Brand (c. 1630 – c. 1710), German alchemist and physicianHenry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden (1814–1892), British politicianHenry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden (1841–1906), British Governor of New South WalesHubert Brand (1870-1955), Royal Navy officerIlona Brand (born 1958), East German lugerJack Brand (born 1953), German goalkeeperJan Brand (1908–1969), Dutch field hockey playerJo Brand (born 1957), British feminist comedianJoel Brand (1907–1964), Holocaust survivor; co-founder of the Hungarian Aid and Rescue CommitteeJohannes Brand (1823–1888), fourth president of the Orange Free StateJolene Brand (born 1934), American actressJoop Brand (born 1936), Dutch football player and managerKaty Brand (born 1979), English actress, comedian and writerKonrad Brand (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey defencemanKris Brand (born 1983), Canadian volleyball playerMark Brand (1892–1944), American writerMichael Brand (born 1958), Australian scholarMichael Brand (born 1973), German politicianMichael Brand (1815–1870), birth name of Hungarian composer Mihály MosonyiMillen Brand (1906–1980), American writer and poetMona Brand (1915–2007), Australian playwright, poet and freelance writerMyles Brand (1942–2009). American University and NCAA presidentNadja Brand (born 1975), South African-born actress and producerNeil Brand (born 1958), British dramatist, composer and authorNeville Brand (1920–1992) American actorOscar Brand (born 1920), Canadian folk singer/songwriterPeter Brand (born 1947), general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politicianPepe Brand (1900-1971), Spanish professional football player and managerQuintin Brand (1893–1968), British pilotRalph Brand (born 1936), Scottish footballerRobert Brand, 1st Baron Brand (1878–1963), British civil servant and businessmanRon Brand (born 1940), American baseball playerRussell Brand (born 1975), English comedian and actorSimon Brand (born 1970), Colombian film directorSteffen Brand, (born 1965), German steeple chase runnerSteven Brand, (born 1969), Scottish actorStewart Brand (born 1938), American writer, editor, and futuristTheodor von Brand (1899–1978), German-born American parasitologist.Theodor P. Von Brand (1926-2004), American judge, son of TheodorVance D. Brand (born 1931), American astronautWilliam Brand (1888–1979), Australian politicianWilliam H. Brand (1824–1891), New York politician