Braugh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The ancestors of the Braugh family took their surname from a place name. The roots of this place name lie with the ancient Viking settlers. The Braugh surname comes from someone having lived in the places named Overbrough and Netherbrough in Harray, in the Orkney Islands. It is believed that the origins of the Braugh name are Norse, but it is not known if the place or personal name came first.

Early Origins of the Braugh family

The surname Braugh was first found in the Orkneys, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Braugh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Braugh research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1557, 1600, 1643 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Braugh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Braugh Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were quite undeveloped in the Middle Ages. Consequently, the spelling of Scottish names was an inconsistent practice, usually governed by the unique ear of the scribe recording the name. Over the years, Braugh was spelled Brough, Burgh, Brugh, Broughe, Burghe, Brughe, Bruche and many more.

Early Notables of the Braugh family

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Braugh migration to the United States +

Opportunity and land greeted those who made it all the way. Some had the opportunity to solidify their new freedom by fighting in the American War of Independence, while others went or stayed north as United Empire Loyalists. Recently, the ancestors of those brave settlers have been able to recover much of their heritage through Clan societies and other patriotic organizations. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Braugh:

Braugh Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Braugh, who landed in Virginia in 1642 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)