Brasington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Brasington family

The surname Brasington was first found in Derbyshire at Brassington, a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district which dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed at that time as Branzinctun. 1 The place name literally means "estate associated with a man called Brandsige," from the Old English personal name + "-ing" + "tun." 2 Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Brassington, Henry de Ferrers, a Norman Baron who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Henry was seigneur of St.Hillaire de Ferrers near Bernay in Normandy. 3

Early History of the Brasington family

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Brasington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brassington, Brassinton, Brasington, Brasinton, Bressington and many more.

Early Notables of the Brasington family

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Brasington migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brasington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Brasington, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 4
Robert Brasington, who landed in Maryland in 1638-1639 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Brasington (post 1700) +

Harold Brasington, American retired racer who co-founded Darlington Raceway, a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina in 1949
Jack Brasington (b. 1976), American former professional tennis player

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)