Branen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Many variations of the name Branen have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as "O Braondin," from the word "braon," which has several meanings, possibly meaning "sorrow" in this case.

Early Origins of the Branen family

The surname Branen was first found in County Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Branen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Branen research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1014, 1172, 1395, 1520, 1600, 1625, 1693, 1768, 1794, 1830 and 1832 are included under the topic Early Branen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Branen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brennan, McBrennan, Brannon, Brannan, Brannen, Brannin, Brennyn, Brannyn, MacBrennan, Brenan, Branon, Branan, Branen and many more.

Early Notables of the Branen family

Notable among the family name at this time was Sir Art O'Brennan of Castlecomer Castle; Most Rev. John Brennan (1625-1693), Bishop of Waterford and Archbishop of Cashel; John Brennan (1768-1830)...
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Branen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Branen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dominique Branen, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1843 1
Nadal Branen, aged 26, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1848 1

Branen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Branen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Timothy Branen who settled in Placentia, Newfoundland, in 1744 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0