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Brabazon: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Brabasún · Norman 'le Brabansun' or 'le Brabazoun', i.e. native of Brabant in Flanders

Woulfe (1923) gives Brabasún, Brabazon as Norman 'le Brabansun' or 'le Brabazoun', i.e. a native of Brabant in Flanders. He says the surname was not unknown in Ireland as early as the 13th century, but the family to which the Earl of Meath belongs came only in the 16th century.

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Irish formBrabasún
MeaningNorman 'le Brabansun' or 'le Brabazoun', i.e. native of Brabant in Flanders

Origin of the Brabazon name

Woulfe: Norman 'le Brabansun,' 'le Brabazoun;' i.e., native of Brabant in Flanders. 'Not unknown in Ireland as early as the 13th century, but the family to which belongs the Earl of Meath came hither only in the 16th century.'[1]

  1. 13th centuryWoulfe: the surname was 'not unknown in Ireland as early as the 13th century'.[1]
  2. 1536Webb: William Brabazon, with the Lord-Chancellor, burned villages in Offaly to stop O'Conor's raids in Carbery.[3]
  3. 1547Four Masters: the castle of Athlone was repaired by the English, namely by William Brabazon, the King's Treasurer in Ireland.[4]
  4. 1549Four Masters: William Brabazon, the Treasurer, was appointed in place of Edward Bellingham, the Lord Justice, who went to England.[4]
  5. 1552Webb: Sir William Brabazon died 9 July at Carrickfergus and was buried in St. Catherine's Church, Dublin.[3]
  6. 1582Four Masters: Captain Brabazon had the government of Connaught while Sir Nicholas Malby was in England.[5]
  7. 1584Four Masters: Turlough O'Loughlin of Burren was put to death at Ennis by Captain Brabazon at the summer sessions.[5]
  8. 1890Matheson: 5 Brabazon birth entries in Ireland (Leinster 2, Munster 1, Ulster 1, Connaught 1).[2]

Notable people named Brabazon

Sir William Brabazond. 1552Webb: Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General in Ireland for some eighteen years; later Lord-Justice; the Earls of Meath descend from him.[3]

The Brabazon coat of arms

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Brabazon surname: questions

Is Brabazon an Irish or a Norman surname?

Woulfe gives it as Norman: 'le Brabansun' or 'le Brabazoun', a native of Brabant in Flanders. He adds that the family of the Earl of Meath came to Ireland only in the 16th century.[1]

What does the surname Brabazon mean?

Woulfe says it means a native of Brabant in Flanders (Norman 'le Brabansun', 'le Brabazoun').[1]

Who was Sir William Brabazon?

Webb (1878) says he was Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General in Ireland for some eighteen years, later Lord-Justice, died 9 July 1552 at Carrickfergus, and that the Earls of Meath are descended from him.[3]

Sources

  1. Brabasún — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/b/brabasun.php
  2. Brabazon — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/brabazon.php
  3. Brabazon, Sir William — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/SirWilliamBrabazon.php
  4. Annals of the Four Masters (trans. John O'Donovan), 1547 and 1549 (part 5) — CELT edition, CELT, University College Cork. celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005E/text005.html
  5. Annals of the Four Masters (trans. John O'Donovan), 1582 and 1584 (part 9) — CELT edition, CELT, University College Cork. celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005E/text009.html

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).