The Brown Surname
- Meaning
- brown-haired or brown-complexioned
- Type
- Descriptive (nickname)
- Root
- Old English brun
- Chiefly
- Throughout Britain
A colour byname, from hair, complexion or habitual dress. It is among the commonest surnames in Britain and in most of northern Europe in its local form.
Broun and Browne are variants; the Scots spelling Broun is the older one.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Brown name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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