Brownsey Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brownsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brownsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1671:161,65116,786
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
England1081:515,90832,533
Canada391:944,75971,777
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brownsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brownsey occurs most in Australia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownsey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 621,618th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Brownsey are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Brownsey is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 161,651. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 96 percent reside, South Australia, where 3 percent reside and Victoria, where 1 percent reside. Besides Australia Brownsey exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Brownsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brownsey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brownsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brownsey last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brownsey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownsea8899/
Browncey8837/
Brownser881/
Brownsed880/
Brownsett82111/
Brownsher8240/
Brownje801/
Brownsa801/
Brownscher780/
Browncee751/
Brawnze671/
Brownschich630/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brownsey
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