Brabin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Brabin has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Brabant in Flanders, which was formerly a province of France and is now part of the Netherlands.

Early Origins of the Brabin family

The surname Brabin was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times before the advent of the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Brabin family

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Brabin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Brabin have been found, including Brabyn, Brabyne, Brabine, Brabines, Brabant, Brabent and many more.

Early Notables of the Brabin family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Brabin of Brabin's Hall

Brabin migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Brabin, or a variant listed above:

Brabin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Brabin, who landed in Virginia in 1714 1

Citations +

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)