Brabant: Surname History and Family Crest

Whether you spell it Brabant or Braband, the story begins in the same place. Its meaning, shared with Braband, is “One who came from Brabant (the plowed district), in Holland”.

Heraldry and the Brabant name

Arms linked to Braband and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Braband

Spelled with “t” instead of “d”, Brabant shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Brabant with 1,185 bearers, at rank 21,912. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. Research your Brabant family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.