A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Bramson family of England.
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Gyronny of six ar. and az”
The Bramson arms were recorded in England, c. 1620.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in York.
Yorkshire is the largest of the English counties, and it held more gentry families than any other. Land there was split among a great many households rather than a few, so a great many of them carried arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in England in this period.
Reigning in England when the Bramson arms are first recorded.
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
The surname Bramson is rooted in the patronymic naming traditions of Northern England, where it likely originated as a way to identify someone as the son of a man named Bram. This name was often a shortened form of the Old Norse name Abraham or a variation of the Old English name Bram, which means bramble or thicket. By 1620, records confirm that members of the Bramson family were well-established in the city of York. During this period, York was a bustling center of trade and religious life, and families like the Bramsons were often involved in the local merchant guilds or skilled crafts that defined the city’s economy. As the family grew, they became part of the social fabric of Yorkshire, living through a time of significant political and religious change in England. Their presence in such a historic city suggests they were settled members of the community who played a role in the daily life and development of the region during the early seventeenth century.
Hebrew origin meaning father of a multitude.
