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Bryan Family History
Bryan Genealogy & Family TreeBryan is an English name from Denbighshire, Wales, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Norman given name Brian which means "high" and "noble" or from the town of Brionne in France. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Fortis et fidelis which means "Brave and faithful."
Other spellings include "Bryant," "Brian," "Breine," "Bryand," "Briand," "Briant," and "Bryane." Notable people with the surname include American country singer Luke Bryan, American actor Zachery Ty Bryan (Home Improvement, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Code Breakers), and American race car driver Jimmy Bryan. The first Bryan to come to America was Edw Bryan in Virgnia in 1620.
Bryan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth J Bryan -- --, 1777 December 0, 1859 North Carolina
- Sarah Bryan -- --, 1768 January 22, 1855 North Carolina
- William Bryan -- --, 1733 May 7, 1780 North Carolina
- Guy Bryan -- --, 1259 December 0, 1349
- John Bryan -- --, 1615 February 14, 1680
Bryan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Bryan -- --, 1570 December 0, 1660
- Elizabeth Bryan -- --, 1501 January 11, 1553
- Alphonse Bryan -- --, 1172 September 13, 1270
- Margaret Elizabeth 'Peggy' Bryan -- --, 1771 August 13, 1845 Virginia
- William Christopher Bryan -- --, 1754 October 1, 1834
