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

The name Bruch evolved in Germany in the historic state of Prussia. It is a patronymic name. Patronymics are derived from the given name of the father of the bearer. Names derived from the name of the mother of the bearer, which are less common, are called metronymic names. Patronymic names were generally formed from traditional, German given names, rather than from the names of saints or biblical figures, as is the custom in many other European cultures. Bruch comes from beside a dyke. Bruch is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.

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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 Bruch include Bruch, Bruche, Bruck, Brucke, Bruk, Brukke, Brouch, Brouche, Brouck, Brouke, Bruech, Brueck, Bruek, Brok, Brokke, Broech, Broeck, Broech, Broeche, Broek and many more.

First found in the Rhineland, where the name Bruch contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation and played a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, where family members continued to play a significant role in the local social and political affairs.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruch research. Another 141 words(10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bruch History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The state of Prussia was a great influence on the shape of modern Germany. After the Second World War, Prussia's land was divided among the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and West Germany and the state was abolished. Some Prussians remained in those countries after the war, while many others migrated to North America in search of a new start. Philadelphia was their primary point of entry to the United States, after which many of them moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. A large number of Prussians also migrated to Ontario and the prairie provinces as United Empire Loyalists. Analysis of immigration records has shown some of the first Bruchs to arrive in North America, and among them were:

Bruch Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Bruch who was recorded as having arrived in Virginia in 1663
  • John Bruch, who arrived in Virginia in 1663

Bruch Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hans Henrig Bruch who, accompanied by his wife and four children, arrived in New York state in 1709
  • Hans Henrig Bruch, who arrived in New York in 1709
  • Johan Mathias Bruch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736
  • David Bruch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737
  • Thos Bruch, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740


Bruch Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Dorothea Bruch, aged 36, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805
  • Dorothea Bruch who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805
  • Heinrich Bruch who arrived in New Orleans, La. in 1823
  • Martin Bruch, who landed in Texas in 1840-1850
  • Friedrich Bruch, who landed in Brazil in 1846


Bruch Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Peter Bruch arrived in Arkansas in 1904

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  • Walter Bruch (1908-1990), German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL color television system
  • Max Bruch (1838-1920), German composer
  • Brigadier-General Albert Bruch (1882-1952), French General Officer Commanding 2nd Armored Division (1940)


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  2. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  4. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
  5. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  6. Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
  7. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  8. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  9. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  10. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
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