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

Brewer is a German occupational surname that evolved in the region known as the Rhineland. Germans at first used only one name, but population growth and increased travel in medieval times caused confusion between people of the same name, forcing them to adopt hereditary surnames. These names often identified people by the kind of work they did. Brewer is a name for a person who made and sold ale or beer.

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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Brewer include Brauer, Braur, Brauere, Braure, Brauerre, Braeuer ( Silesia and Hessen), Brauers (Rhineland), Breuer, Braeuers, Braeur, Braeurer, Breyer, Breier, Brower (East Friesland), Browers and many more.

First found in the Rhineland and Baden, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brewer research. Another 229 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1726, 1829, 1842, and 1895 are included under the topic Early Brewer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 32 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brewer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Brewer, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:

Brewer Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Brewer, who arrived in America in 1620
  • John Brewer and his wife Marie, who came to Boston Massachusetts in 1632
  • Daniel Brewer, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1632
  • Daniell Brewer, who landed in America in 1632
  • Jeffery Brewer, who arrived in Virginia in 1635


Brewer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry Brewer, who landed in Virginia in 1701-1702
  • Johannes Brewer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Wm Brewer, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1747
  • Colonels Daniel Brewer, Jonathon Brewer, and Samuel Brewer all commanded regiments in the American War of Independence in 1776
  • Nehemiah Brewer, who landed in America in 1783

Brewer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William T Brewer, who landed in Texas in 1835
  • Greenberry Brewer, who arrived in Texas in 1835
  • Greenburry Brewer, who landed in Texas in 1835
  • Gerh Heinr Brewer, who landed in America in 1845
  • Joseph Brewer, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850


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  • Leo Brewer (b. 1919), American professor of chemistry
  • Margaret Ann Brewer (b. 1930), American first female general in the US Marine Corps (1978-)
  • George Keefer Brewer (1914-1959), better known by his stage name George Reeves, an American actor, best known for his role as Superman
  • Teresa Brewer (1931-2007), American pop singer from the 1950s
  • Major-General Carlos Brewer (1890-1976), American Commanding Officer Heidelberg Area Command (1946-1947)
  • Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1810-1897), English author, lexicographer, and scholar
  • Frank Brewer, British diplomat
  • Eric A Brewer, professor of computer science at the University of California at Berkeley
  • John Sherren Brewer (1810-1879), English historian and scholar
  • Sir David Brewer CMG (b. 1940), Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006


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  • The Chauncey Marble Brewer Family of Marshall, Michigan by James DeWolfe.
  • The Genealogy of Daniel P. Brewer by Buel Amos Langdon.
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  7. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
  8. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Brewer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Brewer 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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