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
Brownlee Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brownlee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownlee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brownlee occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownlee? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,216th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 340,651 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Brownlee are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 103 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,998 people, or 1 in 24,167. In The United States Brownlee is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Outside of 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brownlee surname expanded 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 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 expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brownlee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Brownlee last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brownlee surname are 10.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.34% being registered with 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
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