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Brennand Name Meaning

from the Middle English phrase brenne hand ‘burn hand’ denoting the official who carried out this medieval legal punishment. Some of the early bearers may belong under (2). from Middle English brend hand ‘burnt hand’ given to someone whose hand had been burnt as a legal punishment. perhaps from Brennand (Fell House) in Bowland Forest (WR Yorks). The place-name is from Old Scandinavian brennandi ‘(the) burning one’ of uncertain application but structurally like a river-name. Some of the bearers in (1) may alternatively belong here. variant of Brennan with excrescent -d.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Brennan, Breland, Brenna, Drennan, Brennen, Grennan, Brenan, Brenning

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You can see how Brennand families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brennand family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Brennand families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 9 Brennand families living in Quebec. This was about 36% of all the recorded Brennand's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Brennand families in 1911.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Brennand life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Brennand in 1963 was 84, and 71 in 2004.

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