Brandwein

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Brandwein, a Jewish Ashkenazi metonymic occupational surname for a distiller, from Branntwein (“spirit, booze”). === Proper noun === Brandwein (plural Brandweins) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandwein is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Brandwein is most common among White (96.09%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brandwein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.