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Brannan History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Brannan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Ireland

Many variations of the name Brannan have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as "O Braondin," from the word "braon," which has several meanings, possibly meaning "sorrow" in this case.

Early Origins of the Brannan family

The surname Brannan was first found in County Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Brannan family

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Brannan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brennan, McBrennan, Brannon, Brannan, Brannen, Brannin, Brennyn, Brannyn, MacBrennan, Brenan, Branon, Branan, Branen and many more.

Early Notables of the Brannan family

Notable among the family name at this time was Sir Art O'Brennan of Castlecomer Castle; Most Rev. John Brennan (1625-1693), Bishop of Waterford and Archbishop of Cashel; John Brennan (1768-1830)...
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Brannan Ranking

In the United States, the name Brannan is the 5,070^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Brannan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brannan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Luke Brannan, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1810 2
Samuel Brannan, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
Patrick Brannan, who arrived in New York in 1814 2
James Brannan, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1816 2
John Brannan, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1818 2
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Brannan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brannan Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mary Brannan, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mr. Charles Brannan U.E. who settled in Fredericton, New Brunswick c. 1783 3

Brannan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brannan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Brannan, British Convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 6th April 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Miss Elizabeth Brannan, (Balstock), English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 20th June 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. James Brannan, English convict who was convicted in Cumberland, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
Thomas Brannan, English convict from Yorkshire, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on April 16, 1855, settling in Western Australia 7
Mr. John Brannan, (b. 1820), aged 37, Irish farm labourer, from Kilkenny, Ireland travelling aboard the ship "Plantagenet" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 13th February 1857 8
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brannan (post 1700) +

John Milton Brannan (1819-1892), American Army officer, Union general in the American Civil War
Otis Owen Brannan (1899-1967), American Major League Baseball player
Duncan Brannan, American voice actor, best known for providing the voice for Barney the Dinosaur
Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992), American Secretary of Agriculture (1948 to 1953)
Jay Brannan (b. 1982), American singer-songwriter and actor
Samuel Brannan (1819-1889), American settler, publisher who founded the "California Star" newspaper
Samuel Brannan, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1864 9
P. F. Brannan, American politician, Mayor of Weatherford, Texas, 1882-84 9
L. W. Brannan Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956, 1964, 1972 9
Eda Brannan, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960 9
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Western Australia, Australia in 1855 with 261 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1855
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html