Brownfield Surname

82,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brownfield Surname Definition:

Local. Gilbert Brunfeld was witness to a claim of a third part of Cranshaws, 1453 (Swinton, p. xxxix). John Brounfeild and Thomas Brounfeld of the Abbey of Melrose were witnesses in 1535 (RRM., I, p. XV), and Robert Brounfeild was servitor to Mr.

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Brownfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4191:66,8877,790
England1751:318,38923,763
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Israel901:95,08511,065
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0661:47,1095,407

Brownfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Gilbert Brunfeld was witness to a claim of a third part of Cranshaws, 1453 (Swinton, p. xxxix). John Brounfeild and Thomas Brounfeld of the Abbey of Melrose were witnesses in 1535 (RRM., I, p. XV), and Robert Brounfeild was servitor to Mr. John Home in 1610 (ibid., III, p. 378). Stephen Brounfeild made payment from rents of his lands of Grenelawdene in 1563 (ER., XIX, p. 231), and John Brounfeild was retoured heir in lands in Chirnside, 1606 (Retours, Berwick, 61). The seal of Andrew Brownfleld of Pittilseuch bears the legend S'Andree Brvnfild (Macdonald, 262). Alexander Brounfeild frater germanus quondam Jacobi Brounfeild de Nether Mains, 1609 (Inquis. Tut., 143). Adam Brounfeild or Brounfield was witness in Kirkwall, 1634 (OSR., I, p. 280). See under Haitlie for notice of feud with that family.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish) One who came from Brounfield (Brun’s field), in Scotland.

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

Brownfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brownfield occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,184th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,235,177 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brownfield reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,419 people, or 1 in 66,887. In The United States Brownfield is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Brownfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brownfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brownfield last name increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brownfield last name are 16.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brownfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $43,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,367 CAD per year.

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Brownfeild908/
Brownfiled908/
Baronfield902/
Bronwfield901/
Brawnfield900/
Brounfield900/
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Bronnfield900/
Borwnfield900/
Bronfeld89169/
Barnfield842,726/
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Burnfield84311/
Bernfield84125/
Brunfield8441/
Bornfield8428/
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Brawnfeld841/
Pronfield841/
Brenfield840/
Brownfold840/
Braunfield8014/
Berenfield804/
Barenfield804/
Barnefield803/
Bornefield802/
Brunfieldt801/
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Baronfeild801/
Berinfield801/
Brainfield801/
Brannfield800/
Bruinfield800/
Burenfield800/
Bernifield800/
Breenfield800/
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Bernfeld78642/
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Bornfeld78109/
Barnfeld7827/
Brunfeld7817/
Brønfeld7816/
Brinfeld789/
Branfild782/
Burnfeld781/
Brown-Floyd766/
Bauernfield766/
Behrenfield762/
Barneyfield760/
Brainifield760/
Borhnefield760/
Bornefeld74539/
Berenfeld74524/
Braunfeld74245/
Barenfeld74154/
Brunfeldt7474/
Birnfeldt7467/
Bränfeldt7429/
Birenfeld7423/
Biernfeld748/
Bernfeldt747/
Bärenfeld745/
Brynfeldt745/
Barnfeild744/
Birnefeld743/
Barnfiled743/
Brænfeldt743/
Bornfeldt742/
Bronefelt742/
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Brunfeild741/
Bruanfeld741/
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Brinfelde741/
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Bernefeld741/
Barnefeld741/
Barnfiyld741/
Birnfelde741/
Birnffild741/
Berhnfeld740/
Bornfelde740/
Prenfield740/
Browne-Floyd730/
Bierenfeld70104/
Behrenfeld7041/
Braunfelde7037/
Bärenfeldt7015/
Bohrenfeld7013/
Bornefeldt7011/
Berenfelde707/
Braunfeldt706/
Brunefeldt706/
Bauernfeld705/
Broeneveld701/
Breenfeldt701/
Baerenfeld701/
Bahrenfeld701/
Barenfeldt701/
Biernfeldt701/
Barenfeltd700/
Birnafeeld700/
Brunfelt6769/
Brånfelt6729/
Behrenfeldt6721/
Brenfelt679/
Börnfelt679/
Bohrenfeldt679/
Birnfelt679/
Bronvald674/
Brynfelt674/
Branfelt673/
Barnveld671/
Brnflodt671/
Brinfldt671/
Burnfelt670/
Berneufeltd670/

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