Brownley Surname
Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname
Brownley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.
Brownley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 604 | 1:600,098 | 48,868 |
| England | 354 | 1:157,396 | 14,847 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 190 | 1:128,291 | 11,943 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
Brownley (11) may also be a first name.
Brownley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.
Brownley Demographics
Brownley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brownley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brownley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownley? popularity and diffusion
Brownley is the 296,572nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,666,832 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Brownley reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brownley is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Brownley is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 600,098. In The United States Brownley is most frequent in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Brownley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brownley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brownley last name rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brownley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Brownley last name is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brownley surname are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Brownley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning R 272,616 per year; in United States they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning $49,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownleey | 94 | 0 | / |
| Brownly | 93 | 31 | / |
| Brownle | 93 | 24 | / |
| Brownlee | 88 | 21,393 | / |
| Brownlie | 88 | 5,111 | / |
| Brownlea | 88 | 32 | / |
| Brownlle | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brownler | 88 | 3 | / |
| Brownlet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brownlei | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownlez | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownlees | 82 | 194 | / |
| Brownlowe | 82 | 84 | / |
| Brownelle | 82 | 10 | / |
| Brrownlee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownllee | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownlett | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownla | 80 | 0 | / |
| Browneller | 78 | 81 | / |
| Brownlloyd | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brownlayou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brownlis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brawnlee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brownliss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownlich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownlass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownelli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brownellis | 67 | 3 | / |
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Brownley 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 Brownley
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