Debrune History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Debrune

What does the name Debrune mean?

The name Debrune 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 Debrune family

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

Early History of the Debrune family

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

Debrune 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 Debrune, 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 Debrune family

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Migration of the Debrune family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Debrune has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Debrune were Jean Brunet, aged 19; settled in Louisiana in 1719; Elizabeth Brunet, aged 21; settled in New Orleans in 1823.