Branstoom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Branstoom name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Brandeston, a parish in Suffolk on the River Deben or in one of the villages named below.

Early Origins of the Branstoom family

The surname Branstoom was first found in various shires including Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire where we find today villages and civil parishes named Branston. These place names were derived from the Old English personal name Brant + "tun," as in "a farmstead or a village of a man called Brant." 1 All three locals were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Brantestone (Leicestershire) Branztune (Lincolnshire) and Bronstinson (Staffordshire.)

Early History of the Branstoom family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Branstoom research. Another 340 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1200, 1210, 1221, 1273, 1287, 1288, 1500, 1568, 1731, 1778, 1800 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Branstoom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Branstoom Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Branstoom has undergone many spelling variations, including Branston, Brandeston, Branteston, Braunteston, Brancston, Braunston, Bramston and many more.

Early Notables of the Branstoom family

Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Branstoom Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Branstoom family to Ireland

Some of the Branstoom family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Branstoom family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Branstoom were among those contributors: John Bramston who arrived in America in 1746; John Branston in America in 1773 and J. Branston in Philadelphia in 1856.

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)