Brunney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Brunney

What does the name Brunney mean?

The name Brunney 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 Brunney family

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

Early History of the Brunney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brunney research. Another 371 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1500 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Brunney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brunney Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include 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 Brunney family

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Migration of the Brunney family

By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Brunney has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Brunney were Jean Brunet, aged 19; settled in Louisiana in 1719; Elizabeth Brunet, aged 21; settled in New Orleans in 1823.