Brickner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Brickner is Ó Bruic, from the word broc, which means badger. 1

Early Origins of the Brickner family

The surname Brickner was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Brickner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brickner research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the year 1845 is included under the topic Early Brickner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brickner Spelling Variations

Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Brickner family name include Brick, O'Brick, Bricke, Bricks, O'Bric, O'Bruik, Bruic and many more.

Early Notables of the Brickner family

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Brickner Ranking

In the United States, the name Brickner is the 14,973^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Brickner migration to the United States +

Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Brickner to North America:

Brickner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Barba Brickner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
Godlip Brickner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 3
Nicklaus Brickner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3

Brickner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Brickner, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1849 3
Charles Brickner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 3

Brickner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Vincent Frank Brickner, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1918 3

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
"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)