Brownlie Surname
Approximately 5,111 people bear this surname
Brownlie Surname Definition:
A Scotch form of Brownlee, q.v.
Brownlie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,500 | 1:3,569 | 626 |
| Australia | 950 | 1:28,417 | 3,859 |
| England | 870 | 1:64,044 | 7,495 |
| United States | 804 | 1:450,820 | 38,620 |
| New Zealand | 457 | 1:9,909 | 1,723 |
| Canada | 310 | 1:118,857 | 12,533 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,248 | 1:2,999 | 512 |
| England | 72 | 1:338,547 | 21,815 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Brownlie (11) may also be a first name.
Brownlie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scotch form of Brownlee, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.
A place in co. Kincardine.
Brownlie Demographics
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Brownlie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownlie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brownlie occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownlie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,373rd most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,425,855 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Brownlie are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Brownlie is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 1,500 people, or 1 in 3,569. In Scotland Brownlie is most prevalent in: South Lanarkshire, where 24 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 17 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Scotland Brownlie exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Brownlie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brownlie has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brownlie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brownlie surname are 9.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Brownlie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning R 290,460 per year; in United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $48,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlies | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brownle | 93 | 24 | / |
| Brownlee | 88 | 21,393 | / |
| Brownley | 88 | 1,286 | / |
| Brownlea | 88 | 32 | / |
| Brownlle | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brownler | 88 | 3 | / |
| Brownlet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brownlis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brownlez | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownlei | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownlees | 82 | 194 | / |
| Brownelle | 82 | 10 | / |
| Brownelli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownlich | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brrownlee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownliss | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brownleey | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownlett | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownllee | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brownly | 80 | 31 | / |
| Brownla | 80 | 0 | / |
| Browneller | 78 | 81 | / |
| Brownellis | 78 | 3 | / |
| Brawnlee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brownlloyd | 67 | 1 | / |
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