Brocker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Brocker is an old Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who was a broker, an agent for the sale and purchase of goods and services. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Anglo-French word brocour, which has the same meaning as the English word broker.

Early Origins of the Brocker family

The surname Brocker was first found in Middlesex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Brocker family

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Brocker Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Brocker has been recorded under many different variations, including Broker, Brokar, Brokor, Brokour, Brocker, Brooker and many more.

Early Notables of the Brocker family

Notables of the family at this time include

Adam Brocker, a prominent 14th century landholder in Somerset

Brocker migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Brocker or a variant listed above:

Brocker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Richard Brocker, (b. 1604), aged 31, British carpenter travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Elizabeth and Anne" arriving in Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire) in 1635 1

Brocker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gerh W Anton Brocker, who landed in America in 1814 2
Joh Theodor Brocker, who landed in America in 1841 2
Gerh Herm Brocker, who arrived in Cincinnati, Oh in 1843 2
Benjamin Brocker, aged 41, who arrived in Missouri in 1843 2
Joachim Brocker, aged 35, who landed in America in 1846 2
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Citations +

Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 24th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)