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.
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Brownrigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brownrigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brownrigg is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Brownrigg.
How Common Is The Last Name Brownrigg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brownrigg is the 149,714th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,470,355 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Brownrigg live; 38 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 377,955. In The United States Brownrigg is most common in: Michigan, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Wisconsin, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.
Brownrigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brownrigg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brownrigg last name grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brownrigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brownrigg surname are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.57% being 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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