The brice Surname
brice Name Meaning and History
- French, English, and Scottish: from a personal name of Celtic origin (Latinized as Bri(c)tius, Bric(c)ius, or Brixius), which was borne by a 5th-century saint who succeeded St. Martin as bishop of Tours. Consequently, it became a popular given name in France and Germany in the early Middle Ages. It was imported to England and Scotland by the Normans.
- Welsh: Anglicized form of the patronymic ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reese).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Mary Beatrice BRICE |
 wcd2203
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| William C BRICE (1826-1883) m Mary BISBEE | middleton | 4 |
| Mulatto Brice Family - Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
SaundraB
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| African American BRICE Family of Duplin County, North Carolina |
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| SAMUEL BRICE | LORRAINE BURTON-SMITH | 10 |
| Alexander C. Brice |
jrharrison51
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| Bridgette Brice/Va | Lindsey Drake | 2 |
| WILLIAM BRICE |
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| Please Help |
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| BRICE Nannie E 1881-1952 |
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