Brownlow

English

Etymology

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).

Proper noun

Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

1. A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).
2. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brownlow is the 13564^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.

Anagrams

• brown owl