Brehm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The roots of the Brehm surname are linked to a set of 4,000 year old Irish law, known as the Brehon Law. There were no judges or lawyers, but the arbitrators whose responsibility it was to settle disagreements based on these laws were known as Brehons.

Early Origins of the Brehm family

The surname Brehm was first found in Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster, where they held a family seat as judges and scholars. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This ancient Irish family name was found later in Sligo represented another early reference to the name.

Early History of the Brehm family

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Brehm Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brehon, Brehane, Brehany, Brehaney, Breheny, Brehony, MacBreheny and many more.

Early Notables of the Brehm family

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Brehm Ranking

In the United States, the name Brehm is the 5,237^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Brehm migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brehm Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Christophel Brehm, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2

Brehm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinr Brehm, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
Johann Peter Brehm, who landed in Ohio in 1837 2
Johann VonDer Brehm, who arrived in Texas in 1846 2
Johann Brehm, aged 49, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848 2
Sigm Brehm, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brehm (post 1700) +

William K. Brehm (b. 1929), American businessman and politician, Assistant Secretary of the Army (1968-1970)
Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971), American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio (1943-1953)
Marie C Brehm (d. 1926), American Suffragette, who ran for Vice President of the United States in 1924
Marshall A. Brehm, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 36th District, 1970 3
Marie Caroline Brehm (1859-1926), American politician, Prohibition Candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1902, 1904, 1908; Prohibition Candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1924 3
Ken Brehm, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2012 3
Keith Brehm, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2008 3
John W. Brehm, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1946 3
Evelyn Brehm, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964 3
Emil F. Brehm, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Osceola County, 1916 3
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html