Brasse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancestors of the Brasse surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived in Brace, a parish in the county of Hereford.

Early Origins of the Brasse family

The surname Brasse was first found in Herefordshire, where this distinguished Welsh/English border family held a family seat for many centuries, probably well before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Brasse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brasse research. Another 212 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1218, 1273, 1327, 1379, 1440, 1578, 1581, 1604, 1611, 1697, 1790, 1816, 1824 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Brasse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brasse Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Brasse include Brace, Braice, Brayce, Brass, Braz, Brase, Bras, Brasse and many more.

Early Notables of the Brasse family

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Brasse migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Brasse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Brasse, who landed in Maryland in 1648 1
James Brasse, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 1

Brasse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Brasse, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1830 1

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)