I have beed told that the Brace name orginated in France....4 brothers came from France with the last name of DeBracy...2 stayed in the states and two returned to France. The two brothers that stayed changed their surname to Brace.....Has anyone heard of this story......This is what a relative (aunt) told my family. My grandfathers name was Orin Deville Brace...he was either from the New York area or the midwest...I'm not sure. Any information would be appreciated because I'm just getting started on researching my roots.
Thanks

According to the Brace Lineage the name originated in Normandy France . Two brothers,Rudolphus and adolphus DeBracie was with William the Conqueror when he fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The name thru the next centuries took different forms . Bracey, Brasy, Bracy. etc. The earliest known Brace Settled in Hartford Con. in1640.Steven

I agree with Ruth, from most info I've found - the Brace's came from Normandy. All surnames and soundalike names come from the one Norman
knight that followed William the Conquorer.

According to a report by John Brace, member of the Wyoming Valley Historical Society the Brace family is of Norman French origin. Rudulphus de Braceis & Aldulphus de Braci were with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings & received charters of English lands. Charter to Rudulphus occurs in 1080, his son William held Wisterton, Cheshire & the manor continued till the time of Henry VI & writers of the period between the Conquest & the end of the 16th Century disclose enough to prove the continued existance of the family. Aldulfus de Braci is styled in the Registers of Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire & Melton Priory, Yorkshire as the "foreigner" holding Croxton. There is mentioned in 1333, Ralph Bracey, vicar of Meole. In 1436 the name was spelled Braa'se.Then in l505 the name was first spelled Brace. The first settlements in the new world were in the Connecticut Colony by John Bracie in 1642. At times the name was spelled in both styles. It goes on at length. Are you still interested?

Yes I am interested in any information you have about the Brace lineage. Are you from the Brace lineage?
Thanks, Estella

I am William T. Brace from the Island of Barbados and my fathers family came here from Scotland, but some research which was done by one of my cousins in New York indicate that the name originated in Germany.
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Iv'e been researching the the Brace name and have found that the name was Scottish in origin possibly from the name Bruce... any info would be reatly appreciated!

Michael Lawrence Brace

Hello. I am interested in the lineage for the 'Brace' name. My Grandfather was a Brace, and his brother told me once that he thinks he traced the family back to Conneticut, but that Uncle is now dead too, so I don't know for sure. Would appreciate some help. Thank you. Jeannie (My Grandfather was James Gail Brace, his father was Wellington Everett Brace

Do you have dates of birth for Wellington and James? Any other names and dates, i.e., your GF brother?

If you are looking for Brace's - there are a large number that bare this name in the East & South Wales areas.