Bragan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

Etymology of Bragan

What does the name Bragan mean?

The surname Bragan comes from the place name Braga, which is the capital city of the district of Braga in Portugal. The place itself was named for the Bracari, the Celtic tribe who lived in the region. In Latin they were called the Bracaria, from the word "brachae," meaning trousers, leggings, or breeches.

Early Origins of the Bragan family

The surname Bragan was first found in the district of Braga, in Portugal.

Early History of the Bragan family

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Bragan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Braga, Bragan, Bragas and others.

Early Notables of the Bragan family

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Bragan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bragan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Bragan, who was naturalized in Mobile, Alabama in 1856
James Bragan, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1856 1

Historic Events for the Bragan family +

Lady of the Lake

Miss Mary Ann Bragan (b. 1811), Irish traveller from Malin Head, Ireland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and she died in the sinking

Sources +

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)