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brule Name Meaning and History

French (Brûlé): topographic name for someone living in a place cleared for use by burning, from Old French brusle ‘burnt’, past participle of brusler ‘to burn’. Some instances of the name may derive from the same word used with reference to disfigurement by burning, either accidentally or as a medieval ordeal or punishment. Compare Brent 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The brule name in History

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

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Distribution of brule Families in the US in 1920
Number of brule families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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