Brough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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Brough comes from a place name. The roots of this Scottish place name; however date back to the great movement of the Norse Vikings. The ancestors of the Brough family lived in the places named Overbrough and Netherbrough in Harray, in the Orkney Islands. It is believed that the origins of the Brough name are Norse, but it is not known if the place or personal name came first.

Early Origins of the Brough family

The surname Brough was first found in the Orkneys, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Brough family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brough research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1557, 1600, 1643 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Brough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brough Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were quite undeveloped in the Middle Ages. Consequently, the spelling of Scottish names was an inconsistent practice, usually governed by the unique ear of the scribe recording the name. Over the years, Brough was spelled Brough, Burgh, Brugh, Broughe, Burghe, Brughe, Bruche and many more.

Early Notables of the Brough family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was

Brough Ranking

In the United States, the name Brough is the 9,465th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in New Zealand, the name Brough is ranked the 969th most popular surname with an estimated 772 people with that name. 2


Brough migration to the United States +

Opportunity and land greeted those who made it all the way. Some had the opportunity to solidify their new freedom by fighting in the American War of Independence, while others went or stayed north as United Empire Loyalists. Recently, the ancestors of those brave settlers have been able to recover much of their heritage through Clan societies and other patriotic organizations. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Brough:

Brough Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Brough Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Brough Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Brough migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brough Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Brough migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Brough Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Brough migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 10
Brough Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Brough (post 1700) +
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