Brownill Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brownill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brownill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Brownill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brownill is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Brownill reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 57 percent reside, Somerset, where 29 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Brownill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brownill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brownill last name contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownll931/
Brownell8813,023/
Browenll882/
Brownl8611/
Brownnell828/
Brownel80124/
Brawnell754/
Brownlet751/
Brobnell750/
Brownlett710/
Brawnel671/
Wrobenl531/

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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
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  • 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 Brownill
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