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Gordon Brown was the recent British Prime Minister.
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The name Brown is a nickname
from the Old English brun -
for someone of brown hair, or who wore brown clothing, or was called Brun as a personal
name. Browne is a variant spelling and is the more
common in Ireland.
Scotland. A Le Brun family held lands in Cumberland in the early middle ages when it was still part of the Scottish kingdom. The Brouns of Colstoun of East Lothian date from the 12th century. The spelling changed to Brown only later. The name Brown was often taken by Highland clansmen when they wanted to get rid of their Gaelic names. John Brown, Queen Victoria's famous gillie, may have been in this category.
Ireland. A Browne family, apparently descended from the Norman de Brun, has been long established in Galway. There are also Browns elsewhere in Ireland from later English arrivals.
America. The surname here has absorbed similar nicknames from other languages, brunn in Old Norse, bruin in Dutch, and braun in German.
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- Browns from Scotland to North Carolina. William and Margaret Brown family history center.
- Browns from England to Pennsylvania. A Brown family history.
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Scotland. A Le Brun family held lands in Cumberland in the early middle ages when it was still part of the Scottish kingdom. The Brouns of Colstoun of East Lothian date from the 12th century. The spelling changed to Brown only later. The name Brown was often taken by Highland clansmen when they wanted to get rid of their Gaelic names. John Brown, Queen Victoria's famous gillie, may have been in this category.
Ireland. A Browne family, apparently descended from the Norman de Brun, has been long established in Galway. There are also Browns elsewhere in Ireland from later English arrivals.
America. The surname here has absorbed similar nicknames from other languages, brunn in Old Norse, bruin in Dutch, and braun in German.
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Capability Brown was an 18th
century English landscape achitect.
John Brown was the Scottish servant to Queen Victoria.
Maggie Brown was an American socialite who became famous after surviving the sinking of the Titanic.
Helen Gurley Brown was the founder of Cosmopolitan.
James Brown was the acclaimed
American funk and soul singer. John Brown was the Scottish servant to Queen Victoria.
Maggie Brown was an American socialite who became famous after surviving the sinking of the Titanic.
Helen Gurley Brown was the founder of Cosmopolitan.
Gordon Brown was the recent British Prime Minister.
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- 380,000 in the UK (most numerous in London)
- 418,000 in America (most numerous in Texas)
- 159,000 elsewhere (most numerous in Australia)
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