2007-01-11 07:06:37 · 2 answers · asked by matowakan58 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hello! This name found in France is actually of german origin, there are several forms of this name in German and also in French. Other common forms are "Braud" and "Béraud". There are over 10,000 people in France with the family name of "Brault". This does not include the other variations, just "Brault". The majority of them live in the Western part of France although they are found in other regions as well.
The departments of France who have the most people with the name "Brault" are Indre, Orne, Eure-et Loir, Tarn-et-Garonne and Creuse.
To facilitate your research, both the departments of Indre and Eure-et-Loir are found in the region "Centre", Orne is in the region "Basse Normandie", Creuse is in the region "Limousin" and Tarn-et-Garonne is found in the region "Midi-Pyrenées".
The meaning of the name is "he who governs" so seems to originate from a family of importance, someone in some sort of leadership position. This probably would have been in Germany though and not in France.
2007-01-11 08:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by 2 shy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello there,
It looks like someone answered your question. But I did find an extra information with a nice link.
Apparently, the Brault name is the 400 th most popular name in France.
2007-01-12 04:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋