Brownlee Surname

25,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,393 people bear this surname

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

Brownlee Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Brown Lea [Old English brún + leáh]

Brownlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,9981:24,1673,048
Canada2,1111:17,4542,492
England1,3681:40,7305,241
Australia7071:38,1834,965
Scotland6031:8,8791,281
New Zealand5701:7,9441,350
Northern Ireland5511:3,349658
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Ireland911:51,7473,694
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Wales161:193,40812,484
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Falkland Islands71:44788
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4461:9,9321,441
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7751:4,830757
England2661:91,6379,460
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2461:22,3592,803

Brownlee (103) may also be a first name.

Brownlee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Brown Lea [Old English brún + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.

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

Brownlee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brownlee occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownlee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,216th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 340,651 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Brownlee reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 103 people.

The last name Brownlee is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 14,998 people, or 1 in 24,167. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Brownlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brownlee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownlee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brownlee last name are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brownlee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.75% less than the national average, earning 229,281 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning R 302,640 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $52,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownlees94194/
Brrownlee941/
Brownleey940/
Brownllee940/
Brownle9324/
Brownlie885,111/
Brownley881,286/
Brownlea8832/
Brownlle884/
Brownler883/
Brownlet881/
Brownlei880/
Brawnlee880/
Brownlez880/
Brownelle8210/
Brownlett820/
Brownly8031/
Brownla800/
Browneller7881/
Brownlis751/
Brownliss711/
Brownlich711/
Brownelli711/
Brownellis673/
Brownlloyd671/

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Brownlee Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brownlee
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