Brocher Surname History

Origins Available:
England
France

Brocher is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to 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

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Brocher has appeared 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 +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Brocher arrived in North America very early:

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)