Brownjohn Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brownjohn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'brown John,' a reversal of John Brown; compare Prettijohn, Littlejohn. John was so common as a font-name that a qualifying adjective was necessary to identify the different bearers of the name, especially in days when all the sons in a family might be called John (v.

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Brownjohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:265,32421,048
Australia931:290,27625,669
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012

Brownjohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'brown John,' a reversal of John Brown; compare Prettijohn, Littlejohn. John was so common as a font-name that a qualifying adjective was necessary to identify the different bearers of the name, especially in days when all the sons in a family might be called John (v. my Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature). The same remark applies to Brownrobert, which see.

'Eleanor Swetenham married to Henry Brownjohn, gent, 'c. 1720: East Cheshire.

1676. Nathaniel Ferebee and Sarah Brownjohn: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Brown, q.v. + John, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Brongwyn; a location name in Cardigan. (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brownjohn Last Name Facts

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

Brownjohn is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownjohn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 751,291st most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Brownjohn live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 265,324. In England it is most common in: Surrey, where 15 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and East Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Brownjohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brownjohn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brownjohn surname contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownjohn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brownjohn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 45.43% more than the national average, earning $62,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownson828,950/
Brownion821/
Brownxon821/
Brownsonn783/
Brownshank740/
Brawnson7139/
Brownsen718/
Brownyan712/
Brownian711/
Brobinson677/
Brownsand674/

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