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The name Bras is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in Brace, a parish in the county of Hereford.
The surname Bras was first found in Herefordshire, where this distinguished Welsh/English border family held a family seat for many centuries, probably well before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 A.D.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bras research. Another 212 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1218, 1273, 1327, 1379, 1440, 1578, 1581, 1604, 1611, 1697, 1790, 1816, 1824 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Bras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bras has been spelled many different ways, including Brace, Braice, Brayce, Brass, Braz, Brase, Bras, Brasse and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include
In France, the name Bras is the 2,870th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Brass to arrive in North America: