The brillhart Surname

brillhart Name Meaning and History

German and Dutch: unexplained. Possibly a variant of German Brillert, which is itself of unexplained origin, or of Dutch Brillard, from a derivative of Old French bril ‘trap’, ‘snare for catching birds’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The brillhart name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the brillhart family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of brillhart Families in the US in 1920

Number of brillhart families

36-69

13-35

1-12

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Obit; Donald D. Brillhart 1918-2OO8	woodsman1953	0
Elizabeth Brillhart	Katherine Kent	0
Arkansas Brillharts	amywhatley	1
Anybody have the ancestor Lee Brillhart?	Emma Brillhart	2
BRILLHART	Kathy Kent	68
Jacob Brillhart -- Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain	NeilRaiford	1
New Brillhart Web Site	mrsluckyadam122003	1
New Brillhart Web Site	mrsluckyadam122003	0
Brillharts in WV	mrsluckyadam122003	0
Hannah Madora Morris nee BRILLHART B. 1859 INDIANA	pegthomp	1

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