as a Last Name
- 18,167
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Brenner
Meaning & Origins
German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German brennen ‘to burn’, in various applications. Often it is an occupational name for a distiller of spirits; it may also refer to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.
| 2,027th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,167
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Brenner per capita
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