How common is the last name Brown?

1,386,083 people in the United States have the last name Brown, about 1 in 216. It ranks #4 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BROWN

#4

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
1,386,083
About
1 in 216
This common or more
2.4%
Who bears it

Of the 1,386,083 people with the last name Brown, 55.4% reported their origin as White, 34.7% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Brown

#2 Johnson · 1,858,234#3 Williams · 1,561,395#5 Jones · 1,383,250#6 Garcia · 1,149,510

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Brown, most common first.

#1,581 Browne · 22,128#12,896 Broun · 2,279#16,717 Bronn · 1,663#17,328 Brawn · 1,595#64,820 Bron · 331#91,198 Browen · 217#112,515 Broin · 166

Also a first name

As a first name, Brown ranks #9,323 of 53,615, with 1,497 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 55 births. See Brown as a first name

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