Brownlie Surname

93,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brownlie Surname Definition:

A Scotch form of Brownlee, q.v.

Brownlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,5001:3,569626
Australia9501:28,4173,859
England8701:64,0447,495
United States8041:450,82038,620
New Zealand4571:9,9091,723
Canada3101:118,85712,533
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Wales281:110,5198,545
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,2481:2,999512
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the brown meadow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A place in co. Kincardine.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brownlie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brownlie Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brownlie is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownlie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,373rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,425,855 people. Brownlie occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Brownlie reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 1,500 people, or 1 in 3,569. In Scotland Brownlie is most frequent in: South Lanarkshire, where 24 percent reside, North Lanarkshire, where 17 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Scotland Brownlie is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Brownlie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brownlie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Brownlie last name rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brownlie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brownlie surname is chiefly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brownlie last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownlies941/
Brownle9324/
Brownlee8821,393/
Brownley881,286/
Brownlea8832/
Brownlle884/
Brownler883/
Brownlet881/
Brownlis881/
Brownlez880/
Brownlei880/
Brownlees82194/
Brownelle8210/
Brownelli821/
Brownlich821/
Brrownlee821/
Brownliss821/
Brownleey820/
Brownlett820/
Brownllee820/
Brownly8031/
Brownla800/
Browneller7881/
Brownellis783/
Brawnlee750/
Brownlloyd671/

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