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![Show Contents]() Brignell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Brignell has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in or near the village of Brignall near Greta Bridge close to Barnard Castle, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974. Early Origins of the Brignell familyThe surname Brignell was first found in Yorkshire. However, Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire. It dates back to AD 942 as Braccan heal, and may meant "nook of land belonging to a man called Bracca", from the Old English personal name + halh. 1 Early History of the Brignell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brignell research. Another 264 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1313, 1327, 1379, 1400, 1409, 1500, 1664, 1675 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Brignell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brignell Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Brignell have been found, including Brignall, Brignal, Brigenehall, Brigenhale, Briggenale, Brigkenhall, Brignell, Bricnell and many more. Early Notables of the Brignell familyMore information is included under the topic Early Brignell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Brignell migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Brignell, or a variant listed above:
Brignell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Brignell, who landed in Virginia in 1638 2
- Henry Brignell, who landed in Virginia in 1639 2
Brignell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Brignell, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brignell (post 1700) | + |
- Emma Brignell Ostler (1848-1922), English-born, New Zealand teacher, prohibitionist, landowner and businesswoman
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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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Brignell migration to the United States 
