Bronte Family History
Bronte Name Meaning
Irish: altered form of Brunty see Prunty . The change in spelling to Brontë in the Bronte literary family (Charlotte Emily and Anne) was made by their father Patrick Brunty for reasons unknown. It may have been an affectation in imitation of the Duke of Brontë a title conferred on Admiral Lord Nelson in 1799 by Ferdinand King of Sicily. Bronte is the name of a place in Sicily literally meaning ‘thunder’. Nelson generally signed himself Nelson and Brontë. English (Sussex) and Irish: variant of Brunt .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022