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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Of French (Huguenot) origin : Americanized variant of Brasseur. The traditional pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable.
  • Brasseur is a Huguenot family name that was brought to VA and MD around 1635. The family multiplied greatly, and the name is found in a profusion of different spellings, including Brashear, Boshears, and Bashear. The variant Beshears arose in 18th-century TN.

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