Branstume Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestry of the name Branstume dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Brandeston, a parish in Suffolk on the River Deben or in one of the villages named below.

Branstume Early Origins

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The surname Branstume 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." All three locals were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Brantestone (Leicestershire) Branztune (Lincolnshire) and Bronstinson (Staffordshire.)

Branstume Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Branstume have been found, including Branston, Brandeston, Branteston, Braunteston, Brancston, Braunston, Bramston and many more.

Branstume Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Branstume research. Another 679 words (48 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1200, 1210, 1221, 1273, 1273, 1500, 1568, 1731, 1778, 1800, 1287, 1288, 1288, 1778 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Branstume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Branstume Early Notables (pre 1700)

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

Branstume In Ireland

Some of the Branstume 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.

The Great Migration

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Branstume, or a variant listed above: John Bramston who arrived in America in 1746; John Branston in America in 1773 and J. Branston in Philadelphia in 1856.

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Citations

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

Other References

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The Branstume Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Branstume Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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