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 BRECKENRIDGE

Origin: Scottish

Coat of Arms:

A blue shield with three silver roses, and a red rose on a gold pile.

Crest: A silver rose on a red pile.

Motto: Virtute et industria.

Motto Translated: By valour and industry.


Breckenridge coat of arms

Origin: Scottish

Spelling variations include: Brackenridge, Brachenridge, Brakenbury, Brackenrige, Brachenrige, Brecenrigg, Brecenrig, Breckinridge, Breckinrige, Breckinrigg, Breconrig, Breconrigg, Breckenrig, Breckenrigg, Braikinrigg, Braikinrig, Braikinridge and many more.

First found in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander Brackenridge who settled in Virginia in 1740; Hugh and John arrived in Philadelphia in 1846; Andrew Brackinridge settled in Philadelphia in 1840.


 		Breckenridge coat of arms


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