Brewster Genealogy and Brewster Family History Information

The surname Brewster is an occupational surname for a brewer of beer or ale, and is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The name derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century verb 'breowan', to brew, and was in Middle English 'brewere', a brewer. Until the 13th Century, the name 'Brewster' was the feminine equivalent of 'Brewer', although after that date the term was used equally for male and female brewers.

Variations: Breustere, Briwerra, Brewer

Sources:

• http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Brewster
• http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/whats-a-brewster-no-youre-wrong/