Brendel

surname · Latin script

Meaning: L-/Diminutiv- und Hypokoristiktyp zu [Hilde]brand (ahd

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈbɹɛndəɫ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Brendel is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 146K(measured from records)
  • EEEstonia≈1 in 64K
  • CNChina≈1 in 81K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈17,000 people, est.

Sources
258 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 64K (inferred from the name graph)

Estonia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in German

L-/Diminutiv- und Hypokoristiktyp zu [Hilde]brand (ahd. brant 'Brand, Schwert'); morphologische Varianten des Namens. Bearer count: 4062.

Sources 1

  • Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

Where in the world(measured from records)

Brendel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Brendel is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China≈17,000 est.≈1 in 81K—Brendel3
US United States2,2731 in 146K2.3KBrendel258
FR France≈450 est.≈1 in 152K52—2
GB United Kingdom≈300 est.≈1 in 219K—Brendel35
BR Brazil≈250 est.≈1 in 843K131—1
NL Netherlands1841 in 94K184Brendel17
CH Switzerland711 in 118K71Brendel11
EE Estonia≈19 est.≈1 in 64Klisted—1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Brendel is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Argentina, United States, Brazil, Chile

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

    Also written Brendél

  • French surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Netherlands, Belgium

    Also written Brëndel

  • Russian surname12 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Poland

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

    Also written Брендель, Брендел, Brendel', Брэндэль

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Brendel is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, l-Diminutiv zu einem Namen auf Brend-/Brand-; zeigt Varianten mit -el, -lein, -lin, -l. 11 Types/4062 Tokens.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

  • In German, aus dem Rufnamen Brendel/Brändlein/Brendle/Brändlin/Brandl; Koseform zu Brand-Namen

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

  • In German, Verhältnis der l-Suffixe; Diminutiv- und Kurzformen mit -lein/-le/-lin/-l.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Franz Brendel, b. 1811Martin Brendel, b. 1862El Brendel, b. 1890Otto J. Brendel, b. 1901Jakob Brendel, b. 1907Joachim Brendel, b. 1921Alfred Brendel, b. 1931Rolf Brendel, b. 1957Daniela Brendel, b. 1973Sebastian Brendel, b. 1988

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Brendel,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 31 sources across 19 countries.

Official registers attesting Brendel
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020102.3K#13,407
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020002.2K#13,012
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020202K#14,640
NL NetherlandsCBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007)2007184#11,276
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—173#41,380
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)195173—
CH SwitzerlandBFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)202471#14,356
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)196170—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)194169—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)190163—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197161—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198155—

Reference works 3

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Brendel?
A machine transcription gives /ˈbɹɛndəɫ/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name Brendel mean?
Recorded meaning: L-/Diminutiv- und Hypokoristiktyp zu [Hilde]brand (ahd.
In which country does Brendel have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 17 thousand people named Brendel in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled brendel.
How common is the name Brendel?
In the United States, the national register counted 2,273 people named Brendel in 2010, about 1 in 146 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Brendel”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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