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Origins Available: German, Irish Where did the Irish Brocken family come from? What is the Irish Brocken family crest and coat of arms? When did the Brocken family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Brocken family history? Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Brocken originally appeared in Gaelic as O Brogain. The origin and meaning of the name is uncertain.The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Brocken were encountered in the archives: Brogan, Brogin, Brogon, O'Brogan, Brogen, Brochain and many more. First found in counties Mayo and Sligo, in north Connacht where they had been a part of the ancient Ui Fiachrach since before recorded history. They were of the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe, or northern branch, descended from a chieftain, O'Brogain, which, translated literally, means descendant "of the young sorrowful one," but claiming general descent through the Heremon line of Irish Kings. Saint Brogan was an Irish saint who lived in the 6th or 7th century. He was possibly the nephew of Saint Patrick. Some people believe that were in fact more than one Saint Brogan. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brocken research. Another 261 words(19 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brocken History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Brocken Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the Brocken name: Thomas Brogan, who came to Pennsylvania in 1773; Patrick Brogan, who came to New York, NY in 1815; William Brogan, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1818.
The Brocken Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Brocken Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:23. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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