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![Show Contents]() Brunelle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Brunelle sprang from the history of Medieval France and a region known as Languedoc. It comes from when the family lived in Languedoc. Early Origins of the Brunelle familyThe surname Brunelle was first found in Languedoc, where the family has formerly been seated from very early times. Early History of the Brunelle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brunelle research. Another 371 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1500 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Brunelle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brunelle Spelling VariationsFrench surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Brunelle is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Brunet, Bruner, Bruney, Brunay, Bruné, Brunais, Brunai, Brunnet, Brunner, Brunney, Brunnay, Brunné, Brunnais, Brunnai, Brune, de Brunet, de Bruner, de Bruney, de Brunay and many more. Early Notables of the Brunelle familyAnother 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brunelle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brunelle World RankingIn the United States, the name Brunelle is the 5,632nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Brunelle is ranked the 430th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Brunelle is the 2,915th popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 3
 Brunelle migration to the United States | + |
France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Brunelle were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Brunelle were
Brunelle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Simon Brunelle, who landed in California in 1876 4
- Georges Brunelle, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1892
- Louisa Brunelle, aged 1, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Brunelle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Margarethe Brunelle, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1911
- Genevive Brunelle, aged 4, who settled in Burlington, Vt, in 1919
- Alfred Brunelle, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921
- Marie A. Brunelle, aged 33, who settled in Rye, New York, in 1924
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Brunelle Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Clare Brunelle, aged 33, who immigrated to Victoria, Canada, in 1919
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brunelle (post 1700) | + |
- Mark Brunelle, American politician, Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1994, 1996 5
- M. E. S. Brunelle, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Alaska Territorial Senate 3rd District, 1935-38 5
- Charles R. Brunelle, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 5
- Liina Brunelle (b. 1978), French-Russian actress 6
- Paul Brunelle (1923-1994), Canadian singer-songwriter and country guitarist
- Hervé-Edgar Brunelle (1891-1950), Canadian politician and lawyer
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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
- Liina Brunelle. (Retrieved 2011, June 22) Liina Brunelle. Retrieved from http://liina.free.fr/
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