Brunlees Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Brunlees Surname Definition:

A form of Brownlee, which see.

Brunlees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Brunlees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Brownlee, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Brownlees, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Bronllys; a location name in Brecknock.

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

Brunlees Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brunlees occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunlees? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brunlees is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brunlees are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Brunlees is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada Brunlees is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 67 percent reside and Alberta, where 33 percent reside. Other than Canada Brunlees occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 47 percent reside.

Brunlees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brunlees has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brunlees surname contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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