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Early Origins of the Bruyere family

The surname Bruyere 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 Bruyere family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruyere 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 Bruyere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bruyere 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 Bruyere 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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Bruyere Ranking

In France, the name Bruyere is the 865th most popular surname with an estimated 5,909 people with that name. 1


United States Bruyere migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bruyere Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jeanne Bruyere, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
  • Susanne Bruyere, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
Bruyere Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • François Bruyère, aged 26, who settled in New Orleans in 1820

Contemporary Notables of the name Bruyere (post 1700) +

  • Étienne Chassin de La Bruyère, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • André Adrien Joseph de La Bruyère, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Élise Bruyère (1776-1847), French painter who specialized in portraits and floral still life
  • Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696), French essayist and moralist
  • Arnaud Bruyère, French artist living in Paris
  • Francesco Bruyere (b. 1980), Italian judoka
  • Joseph Bruyere (b. 1948), Belgian cyclist who won One stage Tour de France, Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1976, 1978)


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 25) Étienne Bruyère. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 25) André Bruyère. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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