Bres History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bres family

The surname Bres was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Bres family

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Bres Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bree, Bree, Brees, Breese, Bre, Bres, Brese, Breez, Breeze, Brez, Breze, van Bree and many more.

Early Notables of the Bres family

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Bres Ranking

In France, the name Bres is the 3,280^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Bres migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bres Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Casimir Bres, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 2
Abram Bres, aged 4, who settled in America, in 1893
Auguston Bres, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894

Bres Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Henri Bres, aged 26, who landed in America from Nice, France, in 1909
Laurette Bres, aged 1, who immigrated to the United States from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
Marie Bres, aged 22, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
Emili Bres, aged 30, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
Henri Bres, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913

Contemporary Notables of the name Bres (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Edward Sedley Bres (1888-1967), American Commander Base 1, Base Section (Australia), Services of Supply (1944) 3
Madeleine Brès (1842-1921), first female French doctor in medicine
Malgorzata Bres (1959-1988), Polish fencer at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Edward Bres. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bres/Edward_Sedley/USA.html