How common is the surname Brownson?

1,144 people in the United States had the surname Brownson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brownson?

Orestes Brownson, American activist (1803–1876).

Where is the surname Brownson most common?

Wikidata records people named Brownson in the United States.

Is the surname Brownson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Brownson

A surname, carried by 1,144 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brownson is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,144 people named Brownson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,159.

#22,481

rank among US surnames

1,144

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,113)

Who is named Brownson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Brownson identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brownsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Orestes Brownson
American activist (1803–1876)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brownson

Brownson has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Brownson?: 1,144 people in the United States had the surname Brownson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brownson?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Brownson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brownson?: Orestes Brownson, American activist (1803–1876).
Where is the surname Brownson most common?: Wikidata records people named Brownson in the United States.
Is the surname Brownson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, down 1.3%.