Brokman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Brokman family

The surname Brokman was first found in Kent where "the family occur as Brokeman, in the 14th century." 1 The surname has the same origin a Brookam and in some case Brooker as "broc" is an Old English word for draught horse and badger. 1 As a trade name, the name was used for either a horseman or one who hunts badgers.

Early History of the Brokman family

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Brokman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brockman, Broockman, Brookman, Brockmen, Brookmen and many more.

Early Notables of the Brokman family

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Brokman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brokman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Brokman, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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)