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Brakhaugh Surname Definition:
BRAKHAUGH: Local. Perhaps from some place in Aberdeenshire. William Brakath was witness to a charter in 1464 (REA., I, p. 287). John Brakahe who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1506 (NSCM., I, p. 43) may be the John Brakhauche who contributed to church repairs in Aberdeen in 1508 (CRA.
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BRAKHAUGH: Local. Perhaps from some place in Aberdeenshire. William Brakath was witness to a charter in 1464 (REA., I, p. 287). John Brakahe who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1506 (NSCM., I, p. 43) may be the John Brakhauche who contributed to church repairs in Aberdeen in 1508 (CRA., p. 79). compare Braco.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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