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Brocker is an old Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who was a broker, an agent for the sale and purchase of goods and services. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Anglo-French word brocour, which has the same meaning as the English word broker.
The surname Brocker was first found in Middlesex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brocker research. Another 292 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1276, 1327, 1349, 1369, 1377, 1426, 1500, 1798 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Brocker 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. Brocker has been recorded under many different variations, including Broker, Brokar, Brokor, Brokour, Brocker, Brooker and many more.
Notables of the family at this time include
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 Brocker or a variant listed above: