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The brayman Surname

brayman Name Meaning and History

Respelling of German Breymann, from Middle High German bri ‘porridge’ + man ‘man’, hence an occupational name for someone who worked in or owned a grist mill or for someone involved in the production of millet, millet having been the main cereal used for cooking in medieval Europe.

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Distribution of brayman Families in the US in 1920
Number of brayman families
 35-67
 12-34
 1-11
 0
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