Brenman is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname.[1][2] As a Yiddish spelling variant of German Brennemann (English language version: Brenneman) it is probably a variant of the family name Brenner (agent derivative of German brennen "to burn").[3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Greg Brenman, English film and television producer
- Ilan Brenman (born 1973), Israeli author
- Margaret Brenman-Gibson (died 2004), American psychologist and biographer
- Owen Brenman (born 1956), English actor
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edit- ^ "Brenman Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
Approximately 497 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Israel.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Brenman". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
Surname Brenman is used at least 264 times in at least 12 countries.
- ^ "Brenneman Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
German (Brennemann): probably a variant of Brenner.