Find out how popular the last name Brandstetter is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brandstetter.

Brandstetter, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brandstetter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brandstetter in America

Brandstetter is the 31068th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brandstetter surname appeared 747 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brandstetter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brandstetter to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brandstetter

The surname Brandstetter has its origins in the German language, and it is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, Germany, during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the German words "Brand," meaning "fire" or "burning," and "Stetter," which is a variation of the word "Statt," meaning "place" or "location."

This surname was likely given to someone who lived near a burned or charred area or worked as a charcoal burner or in a profession related to fire. The name may also have been associated with a place name that included the word "Brand" or a variation of it.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brandstetter can be found in the Bavarian town of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Brandstetter was mentioned in a document from 1492. Another early record dates back to 1535, when a Johann Brandstetter was listed in the town of Augsburg.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Brandstetter appeared in various records and manuscripts in different parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Franconia. Some notable individuals from this period include Georg Brandstetter (1557-1628), a German theologian and author, and Johann Christoph Brandstetter (1625-1691), a German philologist and linguist.

In the 18th century, the name Brandstetter continued to be prevalent in Germany, with individuals such as Johann Lorenz Brandstetter (1706-1775), a German composer and organist, and Johann Michael Brandstetter (1761-1833), a German painter and engraver.

As the Brandstetter family spread across Europe and beyond, the name took on various spellings and variations, such as Brandstetner, Brandstetner, and Brandstätter. One notable figure from this period was Johann Christoph Brandstetner (1753-1821), an Austrian architect and builder who was responsible for the construction of several notable buildings in Vienna.

Other notable individuals with the surname Brandstetter include Renward Brandstetter (1860-1942), a Swiss linguist and professor, and Arthur Brandstetter (1877-1956), an Austrian film director and producer who was active in the early days of cinema.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brandstetter

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brandstetter.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brandstetter was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brandstetter has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brandstetter was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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