Brow

See also: brow

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the noun brow.
• As a French surname, variant of Brault and also Breaux. Compare Bro, Broe.
• As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Brouw, either from the verb brouwen (“to brew”) or a variant of op den Brouw, a toponym of uncertain origin (possibly itself related to brouwen).

Proper noun

Brow (plural Brows)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brow is the 17447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1616 individuals. Brow is most common among White (84.22%) and Black/African American (10.09%) individuals.