The German surname Bril is derived from "Brill," the name of a town located in East Friesland. It was a common practice of the time to refer to a new resident of a city by the name of his hometown; thus, it is likely that the progenitor of the name Bril was a native of the town of Brill who had settled in another region.
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Early Origins of the Bril family
The surname Bril was first found in East Friesland, where it emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The earliest known bearer of the name was Joh. Priel, who was recorded as living in Ehingen in 1514.
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Early History of the Bril family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bril research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1721, 1759, 1778, 1842, 1846, 1853, 1855 and 1935 are included under the topic Early Bril History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Bril Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brill, Brille, Brile, Bril, Bryll, Brylle, Bryle, Prill, Prille and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bril family
Notables of the time included
Benedikt Prill (1721-1759), an Augustine priest, Asriel Brill (1778-1853), a rabbi and author, Alexander von Brill (1842-1935), a mathematician born Darmstadt famous for his work on theory of algebrai...
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Migration of the Bril family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johannes Brill and his wife Anna Margaretha, who emigrated from the Palatinate to New York in 1710 with their children Theobald and Anna Eva, Martin Prill, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1727.
Contemporary Notables of the name Bril (post 1700)
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