| ![Show Contents]() Breer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland England Early Origins of the Breer familyThe surname Breer was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area. "Of all the families springing from Dumfries the MacBrairs have the longest and most honourable connection, having been virtually hereditary provosts of the burgh for nigh 150 years." 1 "The name of M'Brair," says Sir Herbert Maxwell, "contains in itself a reproach to a celibate order -Mac brathair (braher) the friar's son." 1 Another source claims the name was from the Lowland Scottish word brae, meaning 'hill'. Other early record show: John de Byres, a monk in Neubotle, Midlothian, in 1309; and Thome de Byris owned a tenement in Edinburgh in 1392. Early History of the Breer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Breer research. Another 330 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1444, 1469, 1473, 1481, 1491, 1494, 1499, 1500, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1510, 1533, 1534, 1548, 1557, 1573, 1579, 1590, 1593, 1630, 1639, 1653, 1667 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Breer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Breer Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacBriar, McBriar, MacBrair, McBrair, MacBraire, McBraire, MacBriare, McBriare, Briar, Brier, Brire, Briars, Briers, Brires, Braires, Brares, Braire, Brair, MacBrare, McBrare, Brare, MacBrar, McBrar, Brar, MacBrayr, McBrayr, MacBrayre, McBrayre, McBryar, MacBryar, MacBray, McBray, MacBrire, McBrire, MacBrier and many more. Early Notables of the Breer familyMore information is included under the topic Early Breer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Breer migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Breer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gerh Heinr Breer, aged 31, who landed in America in 1814 2
- Michel Breer, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1849 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Breer (post 1700) | + |
- Robert Carlton Breer (1926-2011), American experimental filmmaker, painter, and sculptor from Detroit, Michigan
- Carl Breer (1883-1970), American automotive industry engineer, one of the core engineers that formed Chrysler Corporation
- Murle Lindstrom Breer (1939-1962), born Murle Lindstrom, an American professional golfer from St. Petersburg, Florida, winner of the 1962 U.S. Women's Open
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
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Breer migration to the United States 
