The Spanish Bracamont surname is said to derive from the name of the French town of Bracquemont, near Dieppe.
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Early Origins of the Bracamont family
The surname Bracamont was first found in Valladolid, a very important city in Old Castile. The name is said to have come to Spain with Rubin de Bracamonte, a French Admiral, during the reign of "Don Enrique II" or Henry II of Castile (lived 1334-1379). One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Alonso Davalos y Bracamonte, first Count of Miravalle in 1645.
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Early History of the Bracamont family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bracamont research. Another 40 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1528, 1602, 1614, 1625, 1653, 1654, 1656 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Bracamont History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Bracamont Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bracamonte, Bracamontes, Bracamont, Bracquemont, Bracquemond and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bracamont family
Prominent among bearers of the Bracamont family name at this time was
Don Alfonso de Bracamonte, made the Count of Penaranda de Bracamonte in 1602
Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte, 1st Count de Penalva (c. 1625-1656), a Spanish nobleman and military leader during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654)
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Migration of the Bracamont family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Leanor and Helen Bracamonte, who arrived at Ellis Island on Feb 8, 1907 from England; and Anthony Bracamontes, who arrived at Ellis Island on Dec 17, 1917 from Puerto Rico..
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