Brownnutt Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brownnutt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a variant of Brownett, which see. I do not suppose it is a reversal of the syllables in Nutbrown, which see.

1779. Married — Richard Popple and Sarah Brownnutt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Brownnutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Brownnutt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a variant of Brownett, which see. I do not suppose it is a reversal of the syllables in Nutbrown, which see.

1779. Married — Richard Popple and Sarah Brownnutt: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — William Brownnutt and Diana Williams: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Brownnutt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brownnutt is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownnutt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brownnutt is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Brownnutt live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,699,570. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Australia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 23 percent are found.

Brownnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brownnutt has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brownnutt last name grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Burnnette678/
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Barronett677/
Baront676/
Brontu675/
Brontë675/
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Brannt673/
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Bronty673/
Brunnetto673/
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