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Bragg Family Crest
Bragg Family Crest
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Where did the English Bragg family come from? What is the English Bragg family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bragg family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bragg family history?

The name Bragg is rooted in the ancient Norman culture that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was a name for someone who was a cheerful or lively person. The name stems from the Old English root, bragge, which means lively, gay, or active. A Norman derivation is slightly different, and suggests that the word stems from the root braggi, which means a hero, or man of great accomplishment.

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Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Bragg, Brag, Braggs, Bragge and others.

First found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name in its original form was Braggi a Norman word meaning a hero and eventually became 'a man of great accomplishment' hence called by the envious 'a braggard' or 'boaster'.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bragg research. Another 193 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1100 and 1273 are included under the topic Early Bragg History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Bragg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Bragg family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 102 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Bragg or a variant listed above:

Bragg Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Bragg, who arrived in Virginia in 1649
  • Wm Bragg, who landed in Virginia in 1650
  • William Bragg settled in Virginia in 1650
  • John Bragg who settled in Barbados in 1654
  • Peter Bragg, who landed in Virginia in 1664


Bragg Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Bragg, born in Chard, Somerset, England was baptized in Trinity in 1817
  • W M Bragg, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • G F Bragg, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • John Bragg, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1856
  • William Bragg was a fisherman in Seal Islands in 1871

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  • Darren Bragg (b. 1969), American Major League Baseball player
  • Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), American Confederate general in the Civil War, eponym of Fort Bragg, NC
  • Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, OBE, MC, FRS (1890-1971), English (Australian born) physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 with his father Sir William Henry Bragg
  • Stephen William "Billy" Bragg (b. 1957), English alternative rock musician
  • Melvyn Bragg (b. 1939), British author and broadcaster, made Baron Bragg of Wigton, County Cumbria, in 1998
  • Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942), British physicist who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize with his son Sir William Lawrence Bragg


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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fidelis et constans
Motto Translation: Faithful and steadfast.

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The Bragg Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bragg Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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