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Brainwood Family History

Brainwood Surname Meaning

from Middle English brainwod ‘brain-mad furious’. Compare Brain (1).

In the 16th and 17th centuries the name was sometimes altered to Branward, Branard, and Braynard and may have been confused with Branard as a metathesized variant of Barnard.

Compare Margaret Bernard 1662, John Barnard 1680, Sarah Branard 1693 in IGI (Waltham Abbey, Essex).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Brainwood family from?

You can see how Brainwood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brainwood family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1911. The most Brainwood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 6 Brainwood families living in Essex. This was about 55% of all the recorded Brainwood's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Brainwood families in 1891.
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What did your Brainwood ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Brainwood. 100% of Brainwood women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 726 census records available for the last name Brainwood. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Brainwood census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 96 immigration records available for the last name Brainwood. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 18 military records available for the last name Brainwood. For the veterans among your Brainwood ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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