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The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland, made up the ancient Dalriadan kingdom, the ancestral home of the MacBruolm family. Their name comes from the Gaelic name Maca'Bhriuthainn, which literally means the son of a judge.
The surname MacBruolm was first found in on the Isle of Islay. Later, Andro McBrome, the burgess of Kirkcudbright, was charged with intromitting with pirates, 1576. Joannes McBromius appears in 1655 with his name in Latin form and Margaret McKbroome in the parish of Stonykirk, 1684. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacBruolm research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1685 is included under the topic Early MacBruolm History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many spelling variations of MacBruolm have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. MacBroom, MacBrayne and others.
More information is included under the topic Early MacBruolm Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the MacBruolm family emigrate to North America: Lough MacBrane settled in South Carolina in 1716; Patrick MacBraan settled in Pennsylvania in 1871.