Brownell Surname

40,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Brownell Surname Definition:

(French-Tcut.) = Brunel(l, q.v. (English) Dweller at the Brown Slope or Corner [Old English brún + heal(h] or the Brown Hill [Old English hyll]

Brownell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5171:38,0854,701
Liberia1,7301:2,548332
Canada9801:37,5984,753
England3491:159,65114,974
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4621:14,5061,856

Brownell (231) may also be a first name.

Brownell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Tcut.) = Brunel(l, q.v. (English) Dweller at the Brown Slope or Corner [Old English brún + heal(h] or the Brown Hill [Old English hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Brun (brown).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brownell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brownell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brownell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,261st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 559,590 people. The surname Brownell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Brownell are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brownell is also the 590,311th most common forename worldwide, held by 231 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 9,517 people, or 1 in 38,085. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Brownell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brownell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brownell last name increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brownell surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% registered with the party.

The amount Brownell earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning R 239,544 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownnell948/
Brownel93124/
Brownll931/
Brownill888/
Brawnell884/
Browenll882/
Brobnell880/
Brownl8611/
Brawnel801/
Brownlet751/
Brownlett710/

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Brownell Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brownell
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