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Etymology of Brunet

What does the name Brunet mean?

The name Brunet sprang from the history of Medieval France and a region known as Languedoc. It comes from when the family lived in Languedoc.

Early Origins of the Brunet family

The surname Brunet was first found in Languedoc, where the family has formerly been seated from very early times.

Early History of the Brunet family

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Brunet Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Brunet, including Brunet, Bruner, Bruney, Brunay, Bruné, Brunais, Brunai, Brunnet, Brunner, Brunney, Brunnay, Brunné, Brunnais, Brunnai, Brune, de Brunet, de Bruner, de Bruney, de Brunay and many more.

Early Notables of the Brunet family

Dominique-François-Joseph de Brunet de Castelpers, Marquis de Panat, Viscount of Cadars and of Peyrebrune, Baron of Bournac, Lord of Touels and Requista and of Villefranche, deputy of the Estates Gene...

Brunet World Ranking

the United States, the name Brunet is the 6,370^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Brunet is ranked the 379^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,204 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Brunet is the 154^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Brunet as 77^th with 33,513 people. 4

Brunet migration to the United States +

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Brunet were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Brunet were

Brunet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Brunet, aged 19, settled in Louisiana in 1719
Jean Brunet, aged 19, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5

Brunet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Antonio Brunet, aged 45, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 5
Antonio Brunet, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 5
Elizabeth Brunet, aged 21, settled in New Orleans in 1823
Jaime Brunet, aged 13, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1833 5
Juan Brunet, aged 19, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1834 5
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Brunet Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arthur Brunet, aged 40, who landed in America from Paris, in 1902
Angele Brunet, aged 42, who landed in America from Bordeaux, in 1906
Georges Brunet, aged 1, who settled in America from Brussels, Belgium, in 1910
Felix Brunet, aged 23, who landed in America from Chateldu, France, in 1910
Alfredo N. Brunet, aged 60, who settled in America, in 1911
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Brunet migration to Canada +

Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mathieu Brunet, aged 20, who landed in Canada in 1657
Mr. Mathurin Brunet, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Antoine Grignon, Pierre Gaigneur, and Jacques Massé, arriving on 19th March 1657 6
Anthoine Brunet, who arrived in Montreal in 1662
Antoine Brunet, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Françoise Moisan, daughter of Abel and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 28th November 1663 7
Joachim Brunet, who landed in Canada in 1664
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Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Brunet, son of Mathieu and Marie, who married Jeanne Verret, daughter of Michel and Marie, in Lachine, Quebec on 14th November 1701 7
Thomas Brunet, son of Pierre and Marie-Catherine, who married Catherine Cecyre, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Lachine, Quebec on 17th October 1701 7
François Brunet, son of François and Barbe, who married Françoise David, daughter of Claude and Marie-Jeanne, in Champlain, Quebec on 25th January 1706 7
Michel Brunet, son of Mathieu and Marie, who married Anne-Élisabeth Hémério, daughter of François and Élisabeth, in Montreal, Quebec on 10th July 1713 7
Jean Brunet, son of Pierre and Marie-Catherine, who married Angélique-Élisabeth Hédouin, daughter of Jacques and Jeanne, in Quebec on 2nd September 1715 7
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Brunet Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Arthur Eugene Brunet, aged 36, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1907
Alfred Brunet, aged 66, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1910
Elizabeth Brunet, aged 53, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1913
Eugene Brunet, aged 39, who settled in Canada, in 1915
Ferhende Brunet, aged 19, who settled in Quebec City, Canada, in 1915
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brunet (post 1700) +

Robert Paul Brunet (1946-2025), American professional football player, running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, selected in the seventh round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft
George Brunet (b. 1935), American baseball player
José M. de Brunet, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in San Sebastian, 1884 8
Manon Apithy- Brunet (b. 1996), French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist, individual gold medalist 2024 Summer Olympics
Jules Brunet (1838-1911), French military officer who served with the Tokugawa Shogunate, General and Chief of Staff of the French Army (1898-1903)
Vivant-Jean Brunet -Denon, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
Jean-Baptiste Brunet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 10
Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 11
Michel Brunet, French paleontologist and a professor at the University of Poitiers
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Sources +

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"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Vivant-Jean Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean-Baptiste Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Gaspard Brunet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html