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

The origins of the name Brant are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the common Old English personal name, Brand, or the Old Norse name, Brandr. The word brand comes from the Germanic word brand, which means sword. This surname was found in Lincolnshire, where the family can trace its origin to shortly after the Norman Conquest.

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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Brant family name include Brand, Brande, Brands, Brander, Brant, Branter and others.

First found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat from early times after the Norman Conquest in 1066.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brant research. Another 356 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1100, and 1150 are included under the topic Early Brant History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Brant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Brant surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Brant Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Jo Brant, aged 24, arrived in St Christopher in 1635
  • Henry Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1662

Brant Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hans Wilhelm Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Johannis Brant, aged 16, landed in Pennsylvania in 1736
  • Wm Brant, aged 50, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Christian Brant, who landed in New York in 1784
  • Bernard Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796

Brant Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Brant, who arrived in New York in 1828
  • William Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1838
  • W Brant, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • I Brant, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • D Brant, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850


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  • Tim Brant (b. 1949), American sportscaster
  • Major-General Gerald Clark Brant (1880-1958), American Commanding General US Army Air Forces Central Flight Training Command (1944)
  • Chief Joseph Brant (1742-1807), Mohawk Indian chief, British military officer during the American Revolution
  • Henry Brant (1913-2008), Canadian-born composer
  • Mary "Molly" Brant (1736-1796), Mohawk leader who had influence within the Iroquois confederacy, more so than her brother Joseph Brant


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  • The Three Faces of Molly Brant by Earle S. Thomas
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  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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