Brownlees Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Brownlees Surname Definition:
Pl., and genit., of Brownlee, q.v.
Brownlees Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Northern Ireland | 48 | 1:38,438 | 3,628 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 69 | 1:64,201 | 4,905 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Brownlees Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pl., and genit., of Brownlee, q.v.
Brownlees Demographics
Brownlees Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brownlees Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownlees Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brownlees is found most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownlees? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Brownlees occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Brownlees are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Brownlees is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 43 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 40 percent are found and Shropshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.
Brownlees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brownlees has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brownlees Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.
The amount Brownlees earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.72% more than the national average, earning R 583,920 per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,854 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownleese | 95 | 0 | / |
| Brownlee | 94 | 21,393 | / |
| Brownles | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brownless | 89 | 849 | / |
| Brrownlee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brownlies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brownleey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brownllee | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brownlese | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brownle | 88 | 24 | / |
| Brownlie | 82 | 5,111 | / |
| Brownley | 82 | 1,286 | / |
| Brownlea | 82 | 32 | / |
| Brownlle | 82 | 4 | / |
| Brownler | 82 | 3 | / |
| Brownlec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownlet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownlis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brawnlee | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownlei | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownlez | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownelle | 78 | 10 | / |
| Brownliss | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brownlett | 78 | 0 | / |
| Brownly | 75 | 31 | / |
| Brownla | 75 | 0 | / |
| Browneller | 74 | 81 | / |
| Brownellis | 74 | 3 | / |
| Brownelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brownlich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brownlloyd | 63 | 1 | / |
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