Brand entries in index of Billeter's work
Following are the entries of the Brand surname from an index of Julius Billeter's work. The name of the village is the place of origin followed by the date of the earliest record followed finally by the number of pages (?) I think.Brand Lauenen BE 1676 7
Brand Lauperswil BE 1610 6
Brand Lützelflüh BE 1560 11
Brand Rüegsau BE 1598 51
Brand Sumiswald BE 1580 15
Brand Trachselwald BE 1610 18
So I think the origin of the Brands in this general area is Rüegsau because of the number of entries. Of course this is just a guess.
