Last Name BRAND

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Meaning	The son of Brand. The name said to be still used in Iceland as a fontal name. In England it had gone out of use before 13th century began. In all the Teutonic dialects 'brand' signifies to burn; also a sword, either from its brandishing, or from its glittering brightness. 'Brant,' a hill; steep, high; Welsh, 'Bryn.'

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Native American, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian

Rank	1,751 (2000 US census)	1,954 (1990 US census)

Count	18,750 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.09%, or 15954 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
8.82%, or 1654 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 84 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.43%, or 81 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.16%, or 217 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
4.04%, or 758 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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