Browell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Browell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Browell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 93
Coal Miner 21
General Labourer 9
Living On Own Means 8
Farmer 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 5
Dress Maker 5
Farmers Son 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Blacksmith 3
Boot Maker 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Farm Worker 3
Fustian Cutter 2
Paper Maker 2
Prospect Showman 2
Railway Clerk 2
Sawyer 2
House Maid Domestic 2
Iron Works 2
Printer Compositor 2
Binder 2
Ironstone Miner 2

Browell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barwell 71% 8,527
2 Browell 100% 3,496
3 Burwell 71% 2,771
4 Borwell 71% 1,631
5 Broughall 56% 1,360
6 Brewell 86% 496
7 Brewill 71% 189
8 Berwell 71% 119

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The surname Browell is the 2nd most popular variant of Barwell.

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