Brown

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹaʊn/ Rhymes: -aʊn === Proper noun === Brown (countable and uncountable, plural Browns) (countable) A surname. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. An Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, a translation of de Brún. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in California; named for hotelier George Brown. An unincorporated community in Louisiana; named for landowner George W. Brown. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Robert H. Brown. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early settler John Brown. A ghost town in Nevada. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brown Township. Brown University. ==== Alternative forms ==== (surname): Browne, Broun ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brown is the 4th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,425,470 individuals. Brown is most common among White (58.0%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals. === Noun === Brown (plural Browns) Alternative letter-case form of brown (“person with a dark complexion”). === Adjective === Brown (comparative more Brown, superlative most Brown) (chiefly US, often Canada and UK) Alternative letter-case form of brown (“of a dark complexion”). === See also === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Brown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁawn/, /bʁɔwn/ === Proper noun === Brown ? a surname from English == Scots == === Proper noun === Brown a surname