| ![Show Contents]() Bris History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The French name Bris originated in the northern coastal region of France known as Normandy. The name Normandy was derived from the settlement and conquest of the territory by ("Northmen") better known as Vikings. Early Origins of the Bris familyThe surname Bris was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family first originated, maintaining their status as one of the more distinguished families of the region. Robert de Brix, companion to Duke Guillaume, was first registered in the region in 1066. The family later received its title of nobility in 1666. The family continued to prosper and was later cited in Fontenay le Comte in the sub-prefecture of Vendée. Nicolas Brisson was recorded in the region in 1431. Other noteworthy family members include a commander of Rivière (in the region of Touraine) in 1404 and Barnabé Brisson, thought to be the most scholarly of men by King Henry III, he was president of parliament in Paris. 1 Early History of the Bris familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bris research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1467, 1531, 1591, 1666, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Bris History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bris Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Bris, including Brisson, Brison, Brès, Bris, Brix, de Brix, Bresset, Bresson, Bressot, Brice, Brisse, Brisset, Brissonot, Brissonneau, Brissonet, Brissonnet, Brissot, Brissaud and many more. Early Notables of the Bris familyNotable amongst the family in this period was - Barnabé Brisson (Latinised: Barnabas Brissonius) (1531-1591) was a French jurist and politician
Bris RankingIn France, the name Bris is the 8,734th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2
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Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Bris were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bris were
Bris Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan Batiste Bris, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1824 3
- Pedro Bris, aged 55, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1860 3
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- Gonzague Saint Bris (1948-2017), French novelist, biographer and journalist who won the 2002 Prix Interallié for Les Vieillards de Brighton
- Pierre-Louis Baron de Bris (1929-2015), known as Pierre Brice, a French actor, best-known for his role as the Apache-chief Winnetou in German Karl May films
- Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
- 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)
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Bris migration to the United States 
