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![Show Contents]() Bricks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Bricks is Ó Bruic, from the word broc, which means badger. 1 Early Origins of the Bricks familyThe surname Bricks was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Bricks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bricks research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the year 1845 is included under the topic Early Bricks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bricks Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Bricks family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Brick, O'Brick, Bricke, Bricks, O'Bric, O'Bruik, Bruic and many more. Early Notables of the Bricks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bricks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Bricks migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Bricks family in North America:
Bricks Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Bricks, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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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Bricks migration to the United States 
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