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Brigham Young, an early Mormon leader who lead them to the Salt Lake Valley, and the first governor of Utah, who essentially ran the territory as a theocracy, allowed slavery, prohibited black people from attaining priesthood or temple ordinances in the church (something which continued until 1978, and to this day women still cannot hold the priesthood), and oversaw several brutal massacres of indigenous people and the general appropriation of their land, in addition to the Mountain Meadows Massacre during the Utah War in which at least 120 non-mormon settlers were killed. He had, according to Wikipedia, at least 56 wives and 57 children. Namesake of Brigham Young University.
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The name Brigham was given to 100 boys born in the US in 2015.
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The name Brigham was given to 129 baby boys born in the US in 2012.
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Not trying to make a generalization, but I think if you named your son Brigham, people would automatically assume you're Mormon, which you probably would be. This name actually sounds pretty good, but I'd save your kid the trouble and avoid using this name as there are some people who don't particularly like Mormons.
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Being Mormon myself, I've always liked this name. You can still find Brigham's in Utah, but it's still not that common.
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Brigham Young was one of the founders of the Mormon religion.
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Brigham Young was the successor to Joseph Smith as the leader of the Mormon pioneers. He led them west from Illinois to the valley of the Great Salt Lake, and directed the settlement of a large portion of the American West.
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