Brownlea Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Brownlea Surname Definition:

Of local origin, perhaps from Brownlee in Lanarkshire. There is also a Brownlee near Dundonald, Ayrshire. "Wedow" Brounlees was tenant on lands under Newbotle Abbey in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327), Gavin Brwnelie was heir to James Brwnelie in Kinpuntmyln, 1608 (Retours, Linlithgow, 58), and Issobell Brounleis was tenant on lands of Kelso Abbey in 1567 (Kelso, p.

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Brownlea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Brownlea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin, perhaps from Brownlee in Lanarkshire. There is also a Brownlee near Dundonald, Ayrshire. "Wedow" Brounlees was tenant on lands under Newbotle Abbey in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327), Gavin Brwnelie was heir to James Brwnelie in Kinpuntmyln, 1608 (Retours, Linlithgow, 58), and Issobell Brounleis was tenant on lands of Kelso Abbey in 1567 (Kelso, p. 527), Janet Brownlee or Brownlees is recorded in Ersiltoune, 1653 (Lauder), John Brounllyes in Chappell, 1659, and James Brounleyis there in 1661 (RRM., I, p. 224,334). Nathaniel Brounlie in Mauldslie, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 123), and John Brounlie in Toun of Belsraine, parish of Carluke. 1624, and five more are recorded in Lanark Commissariot Record. Sir James Brunlees (1816—1892) was a distinguished engineer. Brownleis 1567, Brunlie 1700; Brounley, Brownley.

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

Brownlea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brownlea is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownlea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brownlea is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Brownlea reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brownlea is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 41 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Brownlea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brownlea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brownlea surname decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownlea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brownlea last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Brownlea earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $50,756 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownle9324/
Brownla930/
Brownlee8821,393/
Brownlie885,111/
Brownley881,286/
Brownlle884/
Brownler883/
Brownlet881/
Brownlei880/
Brownlez880/
Brownlees82194/
Brownlowe8284/
Brownelle8210/
Brrownlee821/
Brownlass821/
Brownllee820/
Brownlett820/
Brownleey820/
Brownly8031/
Browneller7881/
Brownlayou781/
Brownlis751/
Brawnlee750/
Brownliss711/
Brownlich711/
Brownelli711/
Brownellis673/
Brownlloyd671/

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