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Early Origins of the Bruger family

The surname Bruger was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Bruger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruger research. Another 370 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1385, 1400, 1487, 1500, 1546, 1578, 1588, 1600, 1645, 1650, 1651, 1658, 1693, 1696 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Bruger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bruger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labruyer, Labruyère, La Bruyère, Bruyère, Labruyères, La Bruyères, Bruyères, Bruyer, Brier, Bryer, Brière, Bryère, Labryère, Labrière, La Brière, La Bryère, Labryères, Labrières, La Brières, La Bryères, Bruyères, Bruyère, Bruières, Bruière, Bruyers, Bruier, Bruiers, Bruyèrres, Bruyèrre, Bruièrres, Bruièrre, Brueyères, Brueyère, Brueires, Brueire, Bruvière, Bruvièrre, Bruvières, Bruvièrres, Brueria, Bruyeria, des Bruyères, des Bruyère, des Bruières, des Bruière, des Bruyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Bruger family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Jean De La Bruyère, (1645-1696), French moralist during the late 1600's and Jean, Lord of la Choselle, who was the Lieutenant-General of the Forest and Lands department of Bourgogne in 1546. His...
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United States Bruger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bruger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Christiana Bruger, aged 30, who landed in America in 1839 1
  • Jean Adam Bruger, aged 29, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 1


  1. 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)


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