Brow Surname
Approximately 3,194 people bear this surname
Brow Surname Definition:
Local. John Brow, bailie of Aberdeen, 1362 (REA., I, p. 104). Edward Brow is recorded there, 1546 (CRA,, p. 238), and John Brow in Chapeltown, parish of Bendochy, 1653 (Dunblane). Thomson Brow died In Leith 1941.
Brow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,153 | 1:168,351 | 17,052 |
| Canada | 434 | 1:84,898 | 9,423 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 40 | 1:2,759 | 470 |
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:176,633 | 14,719 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:98,506 | 4,956 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 972 | 1:51,665 | 5,847 |
Brow (125) may also be a first name.
Brow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. John Brow, bailie of Aberdeen, 1362 (REA., I, p. 104). Edward Brow is recorded there, 1546 (CRA,, p. 238), and John Brow in Chapeltown, parish of Bendochy, 1653 (Dunblane). Thomson Brow died In Leith 1941.
Brow Demographics
Average Male Brow Height
177.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brow is the 139,848th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,281,636 people. Brow is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Brow reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 125 people.
Brow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,153 people, or 1 in 168,351. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Brow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brow surname grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brow last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% registered with the political party.
The amount Brow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.19% less than the national average, earning R 56,592 per year; in Colombia they earn 64.77% more than the national average, earning $37,406,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browe | 89 | 616 | / |
| Browa | 89 | 435 | / |
| Brouw | 89 | 207 | / |
| Browh | 89 | 12 | / |
| Broww | 89 | 7 | / |
| Browt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Broew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bruow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Broow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brrow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brouws | 80 | 45 | / |
| Browsh | 80 | 19 | / |
| Brouwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Brrows | 80 | 4 | / |
| Brochw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Browsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brousw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Browhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Browth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brrowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Browch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brob | 75 | 387 | / |
| Braw | 75 | 175 | / |
| Brov | 75 | 97 | / |
| Brof | 75 | 29 | / |
| Vrow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bruw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Browsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brrouwz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brova | 67 | 702 | / |
| Broev | 67 | 274 | / |
| Broff | 67 | 125 | / |
| Broft | 67 | 56 | / |
| Brawe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Brauw | 67 | 17 | / |
| Braaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhraw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brouf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Broph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brozf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brgov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brzov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brawh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brovt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brgaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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