Brownlow Surname
Approximately 5,489 people bear this surname
Brownlow Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Brown Hill or (Burial) Mound [Old English brún + hlœw]
Brownlow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,280 | 1:110,506 | 12,039 |
| England | 1,184 | 1:47,059 | 5,916 |
| Australia | 492 | 1:54,869 | 6,729 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Northern Ireland | 131 | 1:14,084 | 1,969 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 148 | 1:29,932 | 3,032 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 884 | 1:27,574 | 3,751 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 406 | 1:123,691 | 12,002 |
Brownlow (89) may also be a first name.
Brownlow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Brown Hill or (Burial) Mound [Old English brún + hlœw]
(English) Dweller at the brown hill or burial mound.
Local: "the brown eminence." See Low and Law.
1. See Cust. 2. The Brownlows, Lords Lurgan (originally ‘Chamberlain’), bear the arms of the De Tankervilles, Chamberlains of Normandy. See Chamberlain.
A location name in Cheshire, Lancashire.
The distinguished noble family of Brownlow of Belton came first into the possession of that estate in 1620 (A.). Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name in Thurgarton hundred in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).
Brownlow Demographics
Brownlow Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Brownlow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownlow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brownlow is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brownlow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownlow? popularity and diffusion
Brownlow is the 87,623rd most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,327,664 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Brownlow reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brownlow is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 89 people.
The last name Brownlow is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,280 people, or 1 in 110,506. In The United States Brownlow is most common in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Brownlow is found in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Brownlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brownlow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brownlow surname expanded 808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brownlow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brownlow last name are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.78% being registered with the party.
The amount Brownlow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.98% less than the national average, earning R 166,392 per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlowe | 94 | 84 | / |
| Brownelow | 94 | 1 | / |
| Brown Low | 94 | 0 | / |
| Brownllow | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bronlow | 93 | 17 | / |
| Brown Louw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Browne-Low | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brownlaw | 88 | 42 | / |
| Brounlow | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bronilow | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bronislow | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bernlow | 80 | 15 | / |
| Brunlow | 80 | 8 | / |
| Brünlow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brinlow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brenlow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brown-Hayelow | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pronilow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brannlow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brinelow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Burnilow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brian Low | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brunellow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Branlaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brunlaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Braunlaw | 63 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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