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Brotherton History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Brotherton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Brotherton family

The surname Brotherton was first found in North Yorkshire at Brotherton, a village and civil parish in the Selby district which dates back to c. 1030 when it was listed as Brothertun. The place name literally means "farmstead of the brother, or or a man called Brothir." 1 The village is the birth place of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Earl Marshal (1300-1338), fifth son of Edward I of England and Margaret of France and a younger half-brother of Edward II.

Early History of the Brotherton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brotherton research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1158, 1296, 1300 and 1338 are included under the topic Early Brotherton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brotherton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brotherton, Brotherston and others.

Early Notables of the Brotherton family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Thomas of Brotherton (1300-1338), the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite of France, who was the Marshal of England, and the 1st Earl of Norfolk

Brotherton Ranking

In the United States, the name Brotherton is the 5,284^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Brotherton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brotherton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dennis Brotherton, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 3
Hester Brotherton, aged 18, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Transport" 3
Hen Brotherton, who landed in Virginia in 1637 3
Henry Brotherton, who settled in Virginia in 1637
Edward Brotherton, who landed in Maryland in 1678 3

Brotherton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Brotherton, who settled in Maryland in 1775

Brotherton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Brotherton, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1812 3

Brotherton migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brotherton Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Alexander Brotherton U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 4

Brotherton migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brotherton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Benj. Brotherton, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Almorah" on April 1817, settling in New South Wales, Australia 5
Thomas Brotherton, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. Richard Brotherton who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "England"on 31st March 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
Edward Brotherton, English convict from Gloucester, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 8
William Brotherton, aged 18, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Omega" 9

Brotherton migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Brotherton Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James A. Brotherton, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "La Hogue" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Brotherton (post 1700) +

John Brotherton (b. 1980), American actor, best known for his role as Jared Banks on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live (2007-2009)
Marc Brotherton, contemporary American painter
Mrs. Wilbur Brotherton, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1919 10
W. T. Brotherton (1892-1961), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-40 10
W. J. Brotherton, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1920 10
Ralph Brotherton, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008 10
P. C. H. Brotherton, American politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846 10
James R. Brotherton, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Jackson County, 1958 10
Hugh J. Brotherton, American politician, Tisch Independent Citizens Candidate for Michigan State Senate 17th District, 1982 10
Edward B. Brotherton, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Milford, 1930 10
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Almorah voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1817 with 180 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/almorah/1817
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1828 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1828
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 26th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OMEGA 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/omega1852.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html