Brandon

Brandon meaning and name origin

Brandon \b-ran-don, br(a)-ndon\ as a boy's name is pronounced BRAN-den. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Brandon is "broom, gorse hill". Refers to the plant. Transferred use of the surname and place name. In some cases, a variant of the less popular Brendan. TV executive Brandon Tartikoff.

Brandon has 8 variant forms: Brand, Brandan, Branden, Brandin, Brandyn, Brannon, Branton and Brennan.

For more information, see also the related name Brenton.

Baby names that sound like Brandon are Brando and Brendon.

View a list of the 5 names that reference Brandon.

Popularity of Brandon

Brandon is a very popular first name for men (#68 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#1127 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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