Brownrigg Surname
Approximately 2,950 people bear this surname
Brownrigg Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brown ridge,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot, but it looks North English.
1589. Buried — Helen, d. Peter Brownridge (Browneridge): St. James, Clerkenwell.
Read More About This SurnameBrownrigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 959 | 1:377,955 | 33,414 |
| England | 626 | 1:89,006 | 9,633 |
| Canada | 517 | 1:71,268 | 8,131 |
| Australia | 348 | 1:77,574 | 9,062 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Malta | 90 | 1:4,781 | 330 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 111 | 1:39,909 | 3,651 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 346 | 1:70,449 | 7,881 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
Brownrigg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brown ridge,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot, but it looks North English.
1589. Buried — Helen, d. Peter Brownridge (Browneridge): St. James, Clerkenwell.
1639-40, — Margaret Brownerigg: ibid.
1643. Buried — Margaret, wife of Roger Browneridge: ibid.
1784. Married — Peter Brownridge and Jane Barker: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local origin from some small place of the name. The lands of Alanshaw had as one boundary Burnerig (now Brounrig) in the time of Alan the Steward (Melros, p. 69). Margaret Brounrig at Balmaclellan, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 616).
(North.E. or Scandinavian) Dweller at the Brown Ridge [Old English brún or Old Norse brúnn + Old English hrycg or Old Norse hrygg-r]
Place name in North England (“Brown Ridge”).
Local: "the brown ridge."
A location name in Cumberland.
Brownrigg Demographics
Average Brownrigg Salary in
United States
$47,660 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brownrigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownrigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brownrigg occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownrigg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 149,714th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,470,355 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Brownrigg reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 377,955. In The United States Brownrigg is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Brownrigg occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.
Brownrigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brownrigg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brownrigg surname increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brownrigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brownrigg last name are 9.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brownrigg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning R 250,008 per year; in United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,164 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownriggs | 95 | 10 | / |
| Brown-Rigg | 95 | 7 | / |
| Brown Rigg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Brownrigge | 95 | 0 | / |
| Brownrig | 94 | 4 | / |
| Brownwrig | 89 | 5 | / |
| Brownrigt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Brownrigs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Broonrigg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brownregg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brownragg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brounrigg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brownruegg | 84 | 4 | / |
| Brown-Ruegg | 80 | 6 | / |
| Brownrego | 78 | 0 | / |
| Brownrick | 78 | 0 | / |
| Bronrick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brown-Ragoo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Browne Rego | 70 | 1 | / |
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