Show ContentsBrazier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Brazier. Brazier is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Brazier was first found in Burgundy, where this family was established in a village in Côte-d'Or, in the district of Beaune.

Early Origins of the Brazier family

The surname Brazier was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this family was anciently established in a village in Côte-d'Or, in the district of Beaune.

Early History of the Brazier family

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Brazier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brazeau, Braseau, Brazeaux, Braseaux, Brazot, Brasot, Brazaud, Brasaud, Brazaut, Brasaut, Brazaux, Brasaux, Brazauld, Brasauld, Brazault, Brasault, Brazaulx, Brasaulx, Brazet, Braset, Brazey, Brasey, Brazier, Brasier, Brazy and many more.

Early Notables of the Brazier family

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Brazier Ranking

In the United States, the name Brazier is the 9,155th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Brazier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brazier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Captain Richard Brazier, one of the earliest settlers in the United States, who joined the Illinois Regiment and then the Crockett Regiment in the War of Independence in 1770
  • Anthony Joseph Brazier, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 [2]
Brazier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Brazier, who arrived in Mississippi in 1854 [2]

Canada Brazier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brazier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Meads Brazier U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on December 13, 1783 was passenger number 384 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on November 14, 1783 at East River, New York [3]

Australia Brazier migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brazier Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Henry Brazier, English convict who was convicted in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Charles Kerr" on 6th June 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [4]
  • Mr. John Brazier, English convict who was convicted in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Charles Kerr" on 6th June 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [4]
  • Charles Brazier, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1848 [5]

Contemporary Notables of the name Brazier (post 1700) +

  • Will Brazier (b. 1983), American rugby league footballer
  • Harold Leon Brazier (b. 1955), American former boxer who retired in 2004 with a final record of 105-18-1
  • Colin Brazier, American news presenter for Sky News
  • Thomas Brazier, American politician, Mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1994-95 [6]
  • Eugénie Brazier (1895-1977), French chef
  • Nicolas Brazier (1783-1838), French chansonnier and Vaudeville playwright
  • Frank Brazier (1934-2021), Australian racing cyclist who won a silver medal in the Road Race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
  • Mrs. Caroline Brazier C.B.E., British Chief Librarian for British Library, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Librarianship and to Higher Education [7]
  • Graham Brazier (1952-2015), New Zealand musician and songwriter, known for his work with the band Hello Sailor
  • Caroline Brazier, Australian actress, best known for her role as Chrissy Merchant in Packed to the Rafters
  • ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  4. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 1st February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/charles-kerr
  5. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) FORFARSHIRE 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Forfarshire.htm
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  7. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists


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