Behrendt is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brian Behrendt (born 1991), German footballer Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (born 1953), German Member of the European Parliament, lawyer Gerhard Behrendt (1929–2006), German film director, puppet designer Greg Behrendt (born 1963), American stand-up comedian Holger Behrendt (born 1964), German gymnast Jan Behrendt (born 1967), German luger Jutta Behrendt (born 1960), German competition rower Kerstin Behrendt (born 1967), German athlete Klaus J. Behrendt (born 1960), German actor Larissa Behrendt (born 1969), Aboriginal Australian academic and writer Lars Behrendt (born 1973), German bobsledder Richard Fritz Behrendt (1908–1973), German sociologist Walter Behrendt (1914–1997), German politician Walter Curt Behrendt (1884–1945), German-American architect Wolfgang Behrendt (born 1936), German amateur boxer Katherine pettingal See also Berendt (disambiguation) Berend Wacław Berent Behrandt (A variant of the name and or alternative spelling) German-language surnames Surnames from given names