Browns Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Browns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
Canada491:751,95159,756
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
India61:127,844,230863,365
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Browns (22) may also be a first name.

Browns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Browns is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Browns.

How Common Is The Last Name Browns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,721st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Browns live; 86 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Browns is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 28 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Browns is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Browns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Browns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Browns surname grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Browns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Browns last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Browns earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $36,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browens925/
Brownst921/
Broewns921/
Brouwens861/
Brownz8310/
Brownx834/
Brawns833/
Brewins77105/
Browenz779/
Brewens771/
Brownje771/
Brownch771/
Brobins770/
Brehwens713/
Brauwens711/
Bravns671/
Brawnze621/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Browns
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