Braunstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The ancestors of the bearers of the Braunstein family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in Brandeston, a parish in Suffolk on the River Deben or in one of the villages named below.

Early Origins of the Braunstein family

The surname Braunstein was first found in various shires including Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire where we find today villages and civil parishes named Branston. These place names were derived from the Old English personal name Brant + "tun," as in "a farmstead or a village of a man called Brant." 1 All three locals were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Brantestone (Leicestershire) Branztune (Lincolnshire) and Bronstinson (Staffordshire.)

Early History of the Braunstein family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Braunstein research. Another 340 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1200, 1210, 1221, 1273, 1287, 1288, 1500, 1568, 1731, 1778, 1800 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Braunstein History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Braunstein Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Braunstein include Branston, Brandeston, Branteston, Braunteston, Brancston, Braunston, Bramston and many more.

Early Notables of the Braunstein family

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Braunstein Ranking

In the United States, the name Braunstein is the 11,735^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Braunstein family to Ireland

Some of the Braunstein family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Braunstein migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Braunstein or a variant listed above:

Braunstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hermann Braunstein, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1860 3
F X Braunstein, who landed in Cincinnati, Oh in 1869-1870 3
Franz X Braunstein, who arrived in Ohio in 1869 3

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"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)