Brocher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

The family name Brocher is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon names of Britain. It was originally a name for a person who worked as a broker, an agent for the sale and purchase of goods and services. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Anglo-French word brocour, which has the same meaning as the English word broker.

Early Origins of the Brocher family

The surname Brocher was first found in Middlesex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Brocher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brocher research. Another 292 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1276, 1327, 1349, 1369, 1377, 1426, 1500, 1798 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Brocher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brocher Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Brocher include Broker, Brokar, Brokor, Brokour, Brocker, Brooker and many more.

Early Notables of the Brocher family

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Brocher migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Brocher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Brocher, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1859 1

Citations +

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)