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Where did the Scottish Broughman family come from? What is the Scottish Broughman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Broughman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Broughman family history? The roots of the Broughman surname reach back to the language of the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The Broughman surname comes from someone having lived in the places named Overbrough and Netherbrough in Harray, in the Orkney Islands. It is believed that the origins of the Broughman name are Norse, but it is not known if the place or personal name came first. Few standards of spelling and translation existed in the Middle Ages. spelling variations, are thus, an extremely common occurrence in records of ancient Scottish names. Over the years, Broughman has been spelled Brough, Burgh, Brugh, Broughe, Burghe, Brughe, Bruche and many more. First found in the Orkneys, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Broughman research. Another 394 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1557, 1600, 1643, and 1671 are included under the topic Early Broughman History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 20 words(1 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Broughman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Land and opportunity greeted all those who made it across the Atlantic. These settlers and their children went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Clan societies and other Scottish organizations have preserved much of this heritage for the ancestors of those brave Scots. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Broughman to North America: Edward Brough settled in Virginia in 1642; James Brough settled in Jamaica in 1685; George Brough settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1774; with his wife Barbara, three sons and a daughter.
The Broughman Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Broughman Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 15 February 2011 at 08:13. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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