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The Anglo-Saxon name Brim comes from when the family resided in Gloucestershire, where they held the manor and lands of Breme in the village and parish of that name. 1 It is from the manorial name from which the family name is derived. The name Brim means fierce, or vigorous. 2
The surname Brim was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the singular name Breme was recorded in Suffolk. 3
Later, Hugo Brem was found in the Assize Rolls for Warwickshire in 1221 and Simon Brim was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279 in Cambridgeshire. Again in Cambridgeshire, we found Agatha Breme in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and in the same year, Robert Brymme was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brim research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brim 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. Brim has been recorded under many different variations, including Breame, Bream, Breme and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Brim Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Brim is the 4,611st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 4
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 Brim or a variant listed above: