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The Anglo-Saxon name Brewis comes from when the family resided in or near the brewhouse. The name was also likely derived from the French word Broase in Normandy. However, in England, the name was principally found in Yorkshire.
The surname Brewis was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brewis research. Another 237 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1332, 1379, 1500, 1703, 1739 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Brewis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Brewis has been recorded under many different variations, including Brewhouse, Brewhous, Breuhouse, Breuhous, Brewhus, Bruhus, Brewis, Brewas and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Brewis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Brewis or a variant listed above: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.