Does anyone know if the surname BRYDSON and BRYSON are linked?

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Does anyone know if the surname BRYDSON and BRYSON are linked?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Lexilicious,

The Swyrich.com sites says Bryson is either Irish or Scottish. They also say the Brydson is Scottish, only.

BRYDSON
Origin: Scottish

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacBride, McBride, Macbryde, Macbraid, MacBridan, McKillbride, McGillbride, Macilvride, Mackelbreed, McBryde, Bridson, Brydson, Kilbride, Gilbride,MacBridan, MacIlvride, MacBraid and many more.

First found in Arran, an island in North Ayrshire in the Firth of Clyde, where the name has long existed, although the name's earliest recorded roots are from County Donegal in Ireland. According to legend, both the Scottish and the Irish branches are descended from the son of the servant of (St.) Brigit, the virgin Abbess of Kildare who died 525 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ant Macbride, who arrived in Georgia in 1734; Alexander McBride, who was recorded in Charlestown, SC in 1767; Anthony McBride, who was listed as a Scottish settler in Ontario, Canada in 1821.

Look at the site for yourself and put in Bryson. Switch between the Irish and Scottish.

From this evidence you could conclude that they are not linked directly, at least not by a mis-spelling. There may be a family tie, in the past where a Brydson married a Bryson.