Brownlee Surname
Approximately 21,393 people bear this surname
Brownlee Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Brown Lea [Old English brún + leáh]
Brownlee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,998 | 1:24,167 | 3,048 |
| Canada | 2,111 | 1:17,454 | 2,492 |
| England | 1,368 | 1:40,730 | 5,241 |
| Australia | 707 | 1:38,183 | 4,965 |
| Scotland | 603 | 1:8,879 | 1,281 |
| New Zealand | 570 | 1:7,944 | 1,350 |
| Northern Ireland | 551 | 1:3,349 | 658 |
| South Africa | 208 | 1:260,470 | 26,176 |
| Ireland | 91 | 1:51,747 | 3,694 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Falkland Islands | 7 | 1:447 | 88 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 446 | 1:9,932 | 1,441 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 775 | 1:4,830 | 757 |
| England | 266 | 1:91,637 | 9,460 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,246 | 1:22,359 | 2,803 |
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]
(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.
Brownlee Demographics
Average Male Brownlee Height
176.88 cm
Average Female Brownlee Height
162.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brownlee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownlee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brownlee is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownlee? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brownlee is the 25,216th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 340,651 people. The surname Brownlee is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Brownlee reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brownlee is also the 930,172nd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 103 people.
The surname Brownlee is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,998 people, or 1 in 24,167. In The United States Brownlee is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Brownlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brownlee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brownlee surname rose 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brownlee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brownlee last name are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.34% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlees | 94 | 194 | / |
| Brrownlee | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brownleey | 94 | 0 | / |
| Brownllee | 94 | 0 | / |
| Brownle | 93 | 24 | / |
| Brownlie | 88 | 5,111 | / |
| Brownley | 88 | 1,286 | / |
| Brownlea | 88 | 32 | / |
| Brownlle | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brownler | 88 | 3 | / |
| Brownlet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brownlei | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brawnlee | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownlez | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownelle | 82 | 10 | / |
| Brownlett | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownly | 80 | 31 | / |
| Brownla | 80 | 0 | / |
| Browneller | 78 | 81 | / |
| Brownlis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brownliss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownlich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownelli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownellis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brownlloyd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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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