Brune History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Brune sprang from the history of Medieval France and a region known as Languedoc. It comes from when the family lived in Languedoc.

Early Origins of the Brune family

The surname Brune was first found in Languedoc, where the family has formerly been seated from very early times.

Early History of the Brune family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brune research. Another 371 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1500 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Brune History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brune Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Brune, some of which include Brunet, Bruner, Bruney, Brunay, Bruné, Brunais, Brunai, Brunnet, Brunner, Brunney, Brunnay, Brunné, Brunnais, Brunnai, Brune, de Brunet, de Bruner, de Bruney, de Brunay and many more.

Early Notables of the Brune family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Dominique-François-Joseph de Brunet de Castelpers, Marquis de Panat, Viscount of Cadars and of Peyrebrune, Baron of Bournac, Lord of Touels and Requista and of Villefranche, deputy of the Estates Gene...

Brune Ranking

In the United States, the name Brune is the 8,216^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Brune is ranked the 8,427^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Brune migration to the United States +

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Brune has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Brune were

Brune Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Rachel Brune, who settled in Virginia in 1663
Lewis Brune, who settled in Maryland in 1666

Brune Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Henry Brune, who settled in Maryland
William Brune, who landed in Mississippi in 1824 3
James Brune, who arrived in Aranzazu or Copano, Tex in 1829 3
A M Gert Brune, who arrived in America in 1835 3
Ferdinand Brune, who arrived in America in 1836 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brune (post 1700) +

Nicole Brune (b. 1981), American painter of fantasy art and pin-up art
Frederick William Brune IV (1894-1972), American jurist, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Court of Appeals
Minnie Tittell Brune (1875-1974), born Minnie Tittle, American-born, Australian stage actress
Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune, French Marshall of the Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune (1762-1815), French soldier
William H Brune, American Professor of Meteorology and Department Head at Pennsylvania State University
Dr. James N Brune, Professor in the department of Geological Sciences, at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Elisa Brune (b. 1966), Belgian writer and journalist
Walter Brune (b. 1926), German architect, urban planner and real estate entrepreneur
Gabrielle Brune (1912-2005), British actress
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Historic Events for the Brune family +

USS Arizona

Mr. James William Brune, American Radioman Third Class from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Guillaume Brune. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html