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Early Origins of the Brunet family

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

Early History of the Brunet family

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Brunet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brownett, Brownette, Brunenote, Brunote, Brunet, Brunett, Brunette, Brounnhote, Brownet and many more.

Early Notables of the Brunet family

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Brunet World Ranking

In the United States, the name Brunet is the 6,370th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Brunet is ranked the 379th most popular surname with an estimated 12,204 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Brunet is the 154th popular surname. 3 France ranks Brunet as 77th with 33,513 people. 4


United States Brunet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brunet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Brunet, aged 19, settled in Louisiana in 1719
  • Jean Brunet, aged 19, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Brunet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Antonio Brunet, aged 45, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 5
  • Antonio Brunet, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 5
  • Elizabeth Brunet, aged 21, settled in New Orleans in 1823
  • Jaime Brunet, aged 13, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1833 5
  • Juan Brunet, aged 19, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1834 5
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Brunet Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Arthur Brunet, aged 40, who landed in America from Paris, in 1902
  • Angele Brunet, aged 42, who landed in America from Bordeaux, in 1906
  • Felix Brunet, aged 23, who landed in America from Chateldu, France, in 1910
  • Georges Brunet, aged 1, who settled in America from Brussels, Belgium, in 1910
  • Adolfo V. Brunet, aged 57, who landed in America, in 1911
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Canada Brunet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mathieu Brunet, aged 20, who landed in Canada in 1657
  • Mr. Mathurin Brunet, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Antoine Grignon, Pierre Gaigneur, and Jacques Massé, arriving on 19th March 1657 6
  • Anthoine Brunet, who arrived in Montreal in 1662
  • Antoine Brunet, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Françoise Moisan, daughter of Abel and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 28th November 1663 7
  • Joachim Brunet, who landed in Canada in 1664
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Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jacques Brunet, son of Mathieu and Marie, who married Jeanne Verret, daughter of Michel and Marie, in Lachine, Quebec on 14th November 1701 7
  • Thomas Brunet, son of Pierre and Marie-Catherine, who married Catherine Cecyre, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Lachine, Quebec on 17th October 1701 7
  • François Brunet, son of François and Barbe, who married Françoise David, daughter of Claude and Marie-Jeanne, in Champlain, Quebec on 25th January 1706 7
  • Michel Brunet, son of Mathieu and Marie, who married Anne-Élisabeth Hémério, daughter of François and Élisabeth, in Montreal, Quebec on 10th July 1713 7
  • Jean Brunet, son of Pierre and Marie-Catherine, who married Angélique-Élisabeth Hédouin, daughter of Jacques and Jeanne, in Quebec on 2nd September 1715 7
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Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Arthur Eugene Brunet, aged 36, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1907
  • Alfred Brunet, aged 66, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1910
  • Elizabeth Brunet, aged 53, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1913
  • Eugene Brunet, aged 39, who settled in Canada, in 1915
  • Ferhende Brunet, aged 19, who settled in Quebec City, Canada, in 1915
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brunet (post 1700) +

  • George Brunet (b. 1935), American baseball player
  • José M. de Brunet, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in San Sebastian, 1884 8
  • Jules Brunet (1838-1911), French military officer who served with the Tokugawa Shogunate, General and Chief of Staff of the French Army (1898-1903)
  • Vivant-Jean Brunet -Denon, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
  • Jean-Baptiste Brunet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 10
  • Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 11
  • Benoit Brunet, Canadian professional (NHL) hockey player, with the Montreal Canadiens
  • Michel Brunet (b. 1970), Canadian figure skater
  • Michel Brunet, French paleontologist and a professor at the University of Poitiers
  • Caroline Brunet (b. 1969), Canadian kayaker, winner of two silver Olympic medals
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  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  4. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  5. 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)
  6. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
  7. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  8. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  9. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Vivant-Jean Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  10. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean-Baptiste Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  11. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Gaspard Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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