About the Bruster Surname

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bruster, so the heraldry linked to Brewster is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Bruster

Some records give Brewster; others give Bruster. Both point to the same English family name. The family name meaning is “brewer of ale”, the same as for Brewster.

Records show Bruster as one of the forms Brewster took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Bruster ranked 46,404 in the 2010 US Census, with 459 people answering to the name.

Get the complete Bruster report, with a museum-style coat of arms.