The name Browerey is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a brewer. The surname Browerey is derived from the Old English word brewere, which in turn comes from the Old English word breowan, which means to brew. However, the name may also be derived from residence in the place called Bruer in Lincolnshire, the settlement of Bruera in Cheshire, or even the place called Bruyère in Calvados, Normandy. The name of the Norman settlement is derived from the Old French word bruière, which means heath, while the names of the English settlements are translated from the Old English word hæth, which has the equivalent meaning.
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Early Origins of the Browerey family
The surname Browerey was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Browerey family
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Browerey Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Browerey include Brewery, Brewerie, Bruere, Brewerry, Brewary, Bruerey, Bruerie and many more.
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Early Notables of the Browerey family
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Migration of the Browerey family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Browerey were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
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