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![Show Contents]() Bruckmayer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestral home of the Bruckmayer family was in the German state of Bavaria. Bruckmayer is a local name for a person who lived near a bridge. The family name Bruckmayer is a compound name that was originally derived from the German words brücke, which in turn was originally derived from the Old German word brugga, which means bridge and the medieval office title of maior. However, in the Low German regions, the name Bruckmayer stems from the Low German word brauk which means swamp. Alternatively, in the eastern parts of Germany, the surname Bruckmayer originated as a nickname type of surname derived from the Wendish (Slavic) word bruk, which means beetle or bug. Early Origins of the Bruckmayer familyThe surname Bruckmayer was first found in Bavaria, where the name Bruckmayr made an important contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Bruckmayr was prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses, where members continued to play an important role in the savage tribal and national conflicts which resulted as each group sought to maximize its power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Early History of the Bruckmayer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruckmayer research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1819 is included under the topic Early Bruckmayer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bruckmayer Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Bruckmayer include Bruckmayr, Bruchmayr, Brukmayr, Bruckmayer, Bruchmayer, Brukmayer, Bruckmeyer, Bruchmeyer, Brukmeyer, Brueckmayr, Bruechmayr, Bruekmayr, Brueckmayer, Bruechmayer, Bruekmayer, Brueckmeyer, Bruechmeyer, Bruekmeyer, Brockmayr, Brochmayr, Brokmayr, Brockmayer, Brochmayer, Brokmayer, Brockmeyer, Brochmeyer, Brokmeyer, Broekmayr, Broechmayr, Broekmayr, Broeckmayer, Broechmayer, Broekmayer, Broeckmeyer, Broechmeyer, Broekmeyer and many more. Early Notables of the Bruckmayer familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bruckmayer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bruckmayer familyBetween the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bruckmayer or a variant listed above: Adam Brockmeyer and Hermann and Bernhard Borckmeier all of whom were listed as having arrived in Missouri in 1840; Johanne Heinrich W. Brockmeyer, accompanied by his wife, M. Sophia Brinkmann, and their child, arrived in Cincinnati in 1849.
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