Brow

See also: brow

English

Etymology
  • As an English surname, from the noun brow.
  • As a French surname, variant of Brault and also Breaux. Compare Bro, Broe.
  • As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Brouw, either from the verb brouwen (“to brew”) or a variant of op den Brouw, a toponym of uncertain origin (possibly itself related to brouwen).

Proper noun

Brow (plural Brows)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brow is the 17447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1616 individuals. Brow is most common among White (84.22%) and Black/African American (10.09%) individuals.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.