Brows Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brows Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Browaeys; from the German, Brause; in the Domesday Book, de Braiose; from the French, Brousse; a personal name.$

Brows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Browaeys; from the German, Brause; in the Domesday Book, de Braiose; from the French, Brousse; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brows Last Name Facts

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

Brows occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brows click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brows? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brows is the 2,718,172nd most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Brows are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States Brows is primarily found in: New York, where 38 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 45 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Brows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brows has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brows surname rose 141 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brows Last Name Statistics demography

Brows earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browse91547/
Brouws9145/
Browsh9119/
Brrows914/
Broows912/
Browsz911/
Browsch831/
Brews80250/
Braws801/
Brobs801/
Brovst731/
Browch730/
Brobsh730/
Brawse730/
Browce730/
Brauwss674/
Brrouwz671/
Brabs606/
Bravs601/
Brufs600/
Brehwz551/
Bruwce551/
Brawch551/
Braevss506/

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