Brownlow
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English
Etymology
From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).
Proper noun
Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)
- A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).
- An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brownlow is the 13564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2236 individuals. Brownlow is most common among White (68.96%) and Black/African American (25.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brownlow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.