Briand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Briand family

The surname Briand was first found in Brittany where this distinguished family held a family seat at Hélardière. Conjecturally they are descended from Brient de Bretagne who was Count of Brittany and Count of Vannes, whose younger brothers, the Counts Alain Le Noir, and Alain Le Roux, where the ancestors of the present British Royal Family.

Early History of the Briand family

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Briand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Briand, Brian, Brien, Brient, Briant, Bryant, Bryand, Bryon, DeBriand, DesBriand, DeBriant, Debriant, Debriand, Desbriand, DeBrian and many more.

Early Notables of the Briand family

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Briand Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Briand is the 767^th most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Briand is ranked the 243^rd most popular surname with an estimated 14,990 people with that name. 2

Briand migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Briand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anne Angelique Briand, aged 42, who landed in New Orleans La in 1785 3

Briand migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Briand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Laurent (1739) and Thomas (1754) Briand, who settled in Quebec from Brittany

Contemporary Notables of the name Briand (post 1700) +

Maurice Briand (1949-2022), French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party, Deputy of the French National Assembly for Côtes-d'Armor's 4th constituency (1988-1993)
Jimmy Briand (b. 1985), French footballer
Ludwig Briand (b. 1981), French actor
Anne Briand (b. 1968), French biathlete, winner of a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics
Aristide Briand (1862-1932), French Politician, prime minister of France, who shared the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize

The Briand Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Sans détour
Motto Translation: Without detour

Citations +

"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)