The name Brakspeir is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was name for a person who is victor in a tournament or battle.
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Early Origins of the Brakspeir family
The surname Brakspeir was first found in Hertfordshire at Breakspear College in Abbots Langley, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire which is now a Grade II Listed Building and thought to have originally been built c. 1770 as a rebuilding of an earlier house. The present name commemorates Nicholas Breakspear (c. 1100-1159), born in Abbots Langley, who, as Pope Adrian IV, became the only English Pope in 1154. (British Listed Buildings)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) in his novel Manalive mentions the Warden of Brakespeare (Brikespeare) College, Cambridge University, but this is a fictional reference.
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Early History of the Brakspeir family
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Brakspeir 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 Brakspeir have been found, including Brakespear, Breakspear, Brakespeare, Breakspeare and others.
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Early Notables of the Brakspeir family
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Migration of the Brakspeir family
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 powerful new nations. Among early immigrants of the Brakspeir surname to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: Jane Breakspeare who settled in New England in 1773.
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