Ethnic name (in France and England as well as Germany and the Low
Countries) for a native of Brabant, a medieval duchy (capital
Brussels), which extended from what is now central Belgium northwards
into the Netherlands. The name of the duchy is of Dutch origin. See
also Brabazon.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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