Brienne is a character of unique circumstances within the world of ASoIaF. She is the daughter of a noble house, true, but is also trying to distance herself from that nobility. In addition, she is AFAIK the only example of a female knight in Westeros. These two factors together make her identity and naming somewhat unusual.
On the one hand, you are correct - her surname, as member of a minor house, is "Brienne Tarth". However, she seems to prefer being known as simply a knight from the island of Tarth. Under those circumstances, the name "Brienne of Tarth" would be more appropriate.
Brienne's father, Lord Selwyn Tarth, has also been known to use "Lord Selwyn of Tarth", so Brienne may also have chosen her name with that in mind.
Note: Since Brienne has not been formally knighted, she is unable to use the formal title of Ser, assuming that Ser would even apply to a woman. Despite this, she identifies herself as a knight and lives her life accordingly.
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