Brocker Surname History

Origins Available:
England

The name Brocker is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name 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 Brocker family

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

Early History of the Brocker family

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Brocker Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Brocker include Broker, Brokar, Brokor, Brokour, Brocker, Brooker and many more.

Early Notables of the Brocker family

Notables of the family at this time include

Adam Brocker, a prominent 14th century landholder in Somerset

Brocker migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Brocker were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Brocker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Richard Brocker, (b. 1604), aged 31, British carpenter travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Elizabeth and Anne" arriving in Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire) in 1635 1

Brocker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gerh W Anton Brocker, who landed in America in 1814 2
Joh Theodor Brocker, who landed in America in 1841 2
Gerh Herm Brocker, who arrived in Cincinnati, Oh in 1843 2
Benjamin Brocker, aged 41, who arrived in Missouri in 1843 2
Joachim Brocker, aged 35, who landed in America in 1846 2
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Citations +

Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 24th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)