First Name BROWN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BROWN is ranked as the 2773rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,180.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.94 people named BROWN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BROWN is 405.
  • The SSA data also shows that BROWN is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names BROWN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,180 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 2,773
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 405
  • National Rank 15,737
  • Percentile Rank 82.98%
  • Proportion/100k 0.13

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BROWN is 75.1% White, 4.3% Hispanic origin, 17.0% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BROWN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BROWN is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • Originating in England surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BROWN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.1% 63.9% 11.2%
Hispanic origin 4.3% 16.3% -12.0%
Black 17.0% 12.3% 4.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BROWN is Texas where 564 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BROWN, as 6.44 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 35 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BROWN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 91.6% Indiana 77 1.17 89.9% Iowa 25 0.8 85.5% Kansas 56 1.94 84.2% Michigan 174 1.75 96.5% Minnesota 21 0.38 84.4% Missouri 193 6.44 93.6% Nebraska 26 1.4 74.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 7.4% Ohio 170 1.47 94.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 44 0.76 89.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BROWN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 91.6%
Indiana 77 1.17 89.9%
Iowa 25 0.8 85.5%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.2%
Michigan 174 1.75 96.5%
Minnesota 21 0.38 84.4%
Missouri 193 6.44 93.6%
Nebraska 26 1.4 74.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 7.4%
Ohio 170 1.47 94.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 44 0.76 89.9%
West State Statistics First-Names BROWN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 110 1.63 89.0% California 541 1.39 96.9% Colorado 47 0.88 83.5% Hawaii 12 0.85 56.6% Idaho 23 1.43 68.1% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 71.9% New Mexico 39 1.89 75.3% Oregon 66 1.66 85.8% Utah 17 0.56 57.0% Washington 80 1.13 92.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BROWN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 110 1.63 89.0%
California 541 1.39 96.9%
Colorado 47 0.88 83.5%
Hawaii 12 0.85 56.6%
Idaho 23 1.43 68.1%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 71.9%
New Mexico 39 1.89 75.3%
Oregon 66 1.66 85.8%
Utah 17 0.56 57.0%
Washington 80 1.13 92.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BROWN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 69 1.92 88.2% Maine 31 2.3 71.4% Massachusetts 61 0.9 83.0% New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.8% New Jersey 156 1.75 92.1% New York 355 1.8 96.8% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 7.6% Vermont 8 1.25 55.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BROWN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 69 1.92 88.2%
Maine 31 2.3 71.4%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 83.0%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.8%
New Jersey 156 1.75 92.1%
New York 355 1.8 96.8%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 7.6%
Vermont 8 1.25 55.8%
South State Statistics First-Names BROWN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 172 3.55 93.8% Arkansas 64 2.16 87.4% Delaware 28 3.04 88.1% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 6.9% Florida 512 2.57 97.9% Georgia 361 3.57 96.4% Kentucky 123 2.79 91.1% Louisiana 147 3.17 92.6% Maryland 200 3.35 95.4% Mississippi 193 6.44 93.6% North Carolina 344 3.46 97.2% Oklahoma 78 2.02 87.8% South Carolina 278 5.74 95.0% Tennessee 186 2.84 94.6% Texas 564 2.09 97.5% Virginia 170 2.04 94.0% West Virginia 36 1.97 75.3%

South States
State stats for the first name BROWN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 172 3.55 93.8%
Arkansas 64 2.16 87.4%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.1%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 6.9%
Florida 512 2.57 97.9%
Georgia 361 3.57 96.4%
Kentucky 123 2.79 91.1%
Louisiana 147 3.17 92.6%
Maryland 200 3.35 95.4%
Mississippi 193 6.44 93.6%
North Carolina 344 3.46 97.2%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 87.8%
South Carolina 278 5.74 95.0%
Tennessee 186 2.84 94.6%
Texas 564 2.09 97.5%
Virginia 170 2.04 94.0%
West Virginia 36 1.97 75.3%
 

Full Names with BROWN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BROWN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BROWN.

The most popular full name is BROWN Davis. 1.88% of all the people named BROWN have this family name.

There are 696 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BROWN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BROWN Davis 1.88%
2 BROWN Wilson 1.80%
3 BROWN Reed 1.43%
4 BROWN Foster 1.35%
5 BROWN Rogers 1.28%
6 BROWN Williams 1.28%
7 BROWN King 1.13%
8 BROWN Bailey 1.05%
9 BROWN Evans 0.98%
10 BROWN Anderson 0.90%
11 BROWN Hamilton 0.75%
12 BROWN Harris 0.75%
13 BROWN Parker 0.75%
14 BROWN Smith 0.75%
15 BROWN Campbell 0.68%
16 BROWN Crawford 0.68%
17 BROWN Ford 0.68%
18 BROWN Johnson 0.68%
19 BROWN Burke 0.60%
20 BROWN Holland 0.60%

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