Behrends
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Patronymischer Familienname zu Behrend/Berend; zeigt Nebenvokalismus mit -ehr-, -er- und -er(e)-, teils mit -t-
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈbɛɹɛndz/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Behrends is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- ITItaly
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Patronymischer Familienname zu Behrend/Berend; zeigt Nebenvokalismus mit -ehr-, -er- und -er(e)-, teils mit -t-. 2253 Belege.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Peter Wilhelm Behrendsb. 1773DEGerman educationist
- Caroline Behrendsb. 1801DEGerman writer
- August Behrendsb. 1821DKDanish painter (1821-1904)
- Bergliot Karen Behrendsb. 1898NONorwegian photographer
- Hermann Behrendsb. 1907RSGerman Nazi official (1907-1948)
- Wolfgang Behrendsb. 1926DEGerman diplomat (1926-2009)
- Okko Behrendsb. 1939DEGerman legal historian
- Ehrhard Behrendsb. 1946DEGerman mathematician
- Constanze Behrendsb. 1981DEGerman actress
- Jenna Behrendsb. 1990DEGerman politician
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)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 20 sources across 13 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.9K | #15,625 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.8K | #14,849 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.8K | #15,443 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 83 | #72,772 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 23 | #33,003 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 18 | — |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 14 | #50,433 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 6 | #154,812 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 5 | #61,442 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #216,555 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 4 | #61,889 |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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 Behrends?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈbɛɹɛndz/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Behrends mean?
- Recorded meaning: Patronymischer Familienname zu Behrend/Berend; zeigt Nebenvokalismus mit -ehr-, -er- und -er(e)-, teils mit -t-.
- In which country does Behrends have the most bearers?
- Behrends is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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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.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Behrends”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.