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The origins of the Brase name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived in Brace, a parish in the county of Hereford.
The surname Brase 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 Brase 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 Brase History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Brase were recorded, including Brace, Braice, Brayce, Brass, Braz, Brase, Bras, Brasse and many more.
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brase Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Brase is the 13,576th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Brase family emigrate to North America: