Brandon Tanev was born December 31, 1991 to parents Mike (Mile) Tanev and Sophie Meredith. His grandparents were Pando Tanev (Mar 15 1930 - Jun 7 2013) born in Banitsa, Lerinsko and Vasilka born in Mokreni (May 10 1928 - Mar 19 2006). He has an older brother Chris Tanev who also plays in the NHL and a younger brother Kyle.