Browness Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Browness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Browness Last Name Facts

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

Browness is found most in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Browness? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Browness occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Browness reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,349,599. In Canada Browness is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 91 percent live and Quebec, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Browness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Browness has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Browness last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Browness Last Name Statistics demography

Browness earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $40,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownes9319/
Browniss880/
Browne86115,008/
Brownie801,218/
Browney8096/
Brownee8027/
Brownne8023/
Brouwne802/
Brownje801/
Broowne801/
Browneu801/
Brownex801/
Brownhe801/
Brrowne801/
Brawnes801/
Browneh801/
Brownei801/
Brownis800/
Brownett75272/
Brownnie754/
Brownnee752/
Browneer751/
Brownish751/
Brownner750/
Browny7188/
Browni7163/
Brawne7142/
Browné714/
Brownj712/
Brownh711/
Brownè711/
Brownhead711/
Vrowne711/
Brownii6710/
Brovner676/
Brobney673/
Brownny672/
Brawnie671/
Browniy670/
Brawney670/
Brawnner630/
Browñ621/
Brawnisch591/
Bravne572/
Brawny571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Browness
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis