Brosse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Brosse

What does the name Brosse mean?

The surname Brosse is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Brosse is derived from the Old French word broce, meaning brushwood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near or in such a wooded area.

Early Origins of the Brosse family

The surname Brosse was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the renowned family lived in early times.

The illustrious house of the Viscounts of Brosses comes from the Viscount of Géraud, cited in 1120. The Brosses of Escrot and Maleval owned land that had originally belonged to Claude, Lord of Maleval, who died in 1605. 1

The Brosses of Bretagne (Brittany) are said to be a branch of the family originally coming from Jean-Jacques, a naval officer and knight of Saint Louis. 1

Early History of the Brosse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brosse research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1375, 1426, 1433, 1448, 1571, 1600, 1626, 1649, 1651, 1676, 1704, 1709, 1730, 1741, 1775 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Brosse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brosse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brosses, Brosse, Bross, des Brosses, du Brosses, de Brosses, de la Brosse, de Brousses, Delabrosse, Labrosse, Labrousse, Brossé, Brossier, Brossaud, Brossaut, Brossollet, Brossollette, Brosious, Brosius, Brose and many more.

Early Notables of the Brosse family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jean de Brosse (1375-1433), Lord of Boussac, Sainte-Sévère, Huriel, and Perugiawas; he was a councillor and chamberlain to the King of France, made a Marshal in 1426. Salomon de Brosse (1571-1626) was...
Charles de Brosses (1709-1777), born in Dijon was one of the most noteworthy French writers of the 18th century, and president of the parliament of Dijon (from 1741)

Brosse Ranking

In France, the name Brosse is the 1,745^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,484 people with that name. 2

Brosse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brosse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. DeLa Brosse, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
Adam Brosse, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1762 3

Brosse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gottfried Brosse, aged 24, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1874 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Brosse (post 1700) +

Jean-Patrice Brosse (1950-2021), French musician, harpsichord and organ player
Philippe Brosse (b. 1966), French painter
Dirk Brossé (b. 1960), Belgian conductor and composer

Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)