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Brownlee
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English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Habitational surname from en ang brūn brown + ang lēah clearing in a forest. Equivalent to en brown -leigh -lee en lea; compare en Brown.
Proper noun
s
en Old English.
Derived terms
en brownleeite
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Brownlee is the 3186th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11344 individuals. Brownlee is most common among White (58.17%) and Black/African American (37.42%) individuals.
See also
en Brownlea Brownley Brown Lee Lea Leah Ley
Further reading