How Many People Have the Last Name Brown?
people had the surname Brown in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 205 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+56,881 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Brown (58%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 35.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Brown ranks #3. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 60.7% to 58%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Brown grew from 1,380,145 people in 2000 to 1,437,026 in 2010 (up 4.1%), and its rank stayed #4. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 511.62 to 487.16 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,380,145 | 1,437,026 |
| Rank | #4 | #4 |
| Per 100,000 people | 511.62 | 487.16 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Brown
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Brown: B650
👤 Brown as a First Name
Brown is a first name too: about 299 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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