Brown

Family name

Namefamily nameQ13421990

Instance of: family name
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1.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Participant/ListRetrieved 2020-01-12
2.Stated in Sigarett Stomp – Jazz i Norge 1940-1950
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Brown is an English-language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries. It is the most common surname in Jamaica, the second most common in Canada and the United Kingdom, and the fourth most common in Australia and the United States. It was first recorded in East Lothian in Lowland Scotland.

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Said to be the same as: Brun
Browne
De Bruyn
Bruun
Bruhn
Bruijn
Bruns
Braun
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Browner
Brauns
Different from: Brown criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Braun criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Has list: list of people with the family name Brown
Native label: Brown
Script: Latin script
Soundex: B650
Cologne phonetics: 1736
Caverphone: PRN111
PRN1111111
Latvian transcription: Brauns
IPA transcription: bɹaʊn language: English
Language: English
Attested in: Finnish Population Information System

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