Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the ancestors of the Braude family name. The Braude surname is derived from the German word "brot," which means "bread," and was originally an occupational name for a person who baked or sold bread. As a surname it was often combined with suffixes such as "mann." Brotbacher means a baker of bread.
The surname Braude was first found in Bavaria, where this family name was associated with significant developments in the district from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Braude research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 179 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Braude History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brot, Brote, Brott, Brotte, Braut, Braute, Brautt, Brautte, Brotts, Brotz, Brots, Brodt, Brot, von Brodt and many more.
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