Brownlee

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from Old English brūn (“brown”) + lēah (“clearing in a forest”). Equivalent to brown +‎ -lee (“lea”); compare Brown.

Proper noun

Brownlee (plural Brownlees)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• brownleeite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brownlee is the 3186^th 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

• Brown
• Brownlea
• Brownley
• Lea
• Leah
• Lee
• Ley

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brownlee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.