| ![Show Contents]() Bros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The surname Bros is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Bros is derived from the Old French word broce, meaning brushwood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near or in such a wooded area. Early Origins of the Bros familyThe surname Bros was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the renowned family lived in early times. The illustrious house of the Viscounts of Brosses comes from the Viscount of Géraud, cited in 1120. The Brosses of Escrot and Maleval owned land that had originally belonged to Claude, Lord of Maleval, who died in 1605. 1 The Brosses of Bretagne (Brittany) are said to be a branch of the family originally coming from Jean-Jacques, a naval officer and knight of Saint Louis. 1 Early History of the Bros familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bros research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1375, 1426, 1433, 1448, 1571, 1600, 1626, 1649, 1651, 1676, 1704, 1709, 1730, 1741, 1775 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Bros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bros Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Brosses, Brosse, Bross, des Brosses, du Brosses, de Brosses, de la Brosse, de Brousses, Delabrosse, Labrosse, Labrousse, Brossé, Brossier, Brossaud, Brossaut, Brossollet, Brossollette, Brosious, Brosius, Brose and many more. Early Notables of the Bros familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Jean de Brosse (1375-1433), Lord of Boussac, Sainte-Sévère, Huriel, and Perugiawas
- he was a councillor and chamberlain to the King of France, made a Marshal in 1426. Salomon de Brosse (1571-1626) was a French architect, perhaps best known for designing Luxembourg Palace in Paris for...
Bros RankingIn France, the name Bros is the 5,787th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2
 Bros migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bros Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Yrrk Bros, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
- Margaret Bros, aged 24, who landed in New York, NY in 1774 3
Bros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Agustin Bros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
- Robert Bn Bros, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 3
- Joseph Bros, who arrived in America in 1872 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bros Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jacques Bros, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Charlotte De Coguenne, daughter of Aloy and Honorée, in Montreal, Quebec on 1st March 1688 4
| Historic Events for the Bros family | + |
- Mr. Arthur Christopher Rattray Bros, British Midshipman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 5
- Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
- 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)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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