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 last name Brownill is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownill? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Brownill is primarily found in: Devon, where 57 percent are found, Somerset, where 29 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England Brownill is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Brownill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brownill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brownill last name decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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
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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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