| ![Show Contents]() Breeme History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The ancestry of the name Breeme dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Gloucestershire, where they held the manor and lands of Breme in the village and parish of that name. 1 It is from the manorial name from which the family name is derived. The name Breeme means fierce, or vigorous. 2 Early Origins of the Breeme familyThe surname Breeme was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the singular name Breme was recorded in Suffolk. 3 Later, Hugo Brem was found in the Assize Rolls for Warwickshire in 1221 and Simon Brim was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279 in Cambridgeshire. Again in Cambridgeshire, we found Agatha Breme in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and in the same year, Robert Brymme was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex. 2 Early History of the Breeme familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Breeme research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Breeme History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Breeme Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Breeme have been found, including Breame, Bream, Breme and others. Early Notables of the Breeme familyMore information is included under the topic Early Breeme Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Breeme migration to the United States | + |
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 Breeme, or a variant listed above:
Breeme Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Bryan Breeme, who landed in Virginia in 1665 4
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
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Breeme migration to the United States 
