O'Brackin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of O'Brackin

The Irish name O'Brackin was originally written in a Gaelic form as Ó Breacain, from the word breac, which means speckled. 1

Early Origins of the O'Brackin family

Early History of the O'Brackin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Brackin research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1014, 1697 and 1764 are included under the topic Early O'Brackin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

O'Brackin Spelling Variations

Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the O'Brackin family name include Bracken, Braken and others.

Early Notables of the O'Brackin family

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Migration of the O'Brackin family

Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name O'Brackin to North America: James Bracken, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1831; John Bracken, who settled in New England in 1806; Michael, Patrick, Robert, Thomas, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..