Bruer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Bruer is a German occupational surname that evolved in the region known as the Rhineland. Germans at first used only one name, but population growth and increased travel in medieval times caused confusion between people of the same name, forcing them to adopt hereditary surnames. These names often identified people by the kind of work they did. Bruer is a name for a person who made and sold ale or beer.

Early Origins of the Bruer family

The surname Bruer was first found in the Rhineland and Baden, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Bruer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruer research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1726, 1829, 1842, 1895 and 1925 are included under the topic Early Bruer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bruer Spelling Variations

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 Bruer include Brauer, Braur, Brauere, Braure, Brauerre, Braeuer (Silesia and Hessen), Brauers (Rhineland), Breuer, Braeuers, Braeur, Braeurer, Breyer, Breier, Brower (East Friesland), Browers and many more.

Early Notables of the Bruer family

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Bruer migration to the United States +

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Bruer, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:

Bruer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Bruer, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
Wat Bruer, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
Nicholas Bruer, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1

Bruer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rosalie Bruer, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 1
Minna Bruer, aged 87, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Henry Bruer, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bruer (post 1700) +

Calistus A. Bruer, American Republican politician, Elected Illinois State House of Representatives 16th District 1940 2

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html