Brownlee

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from Old English brūn (“brown”) + lēah (“clearing in a forest”). Equivalent to brown +‎ -lee (“lea”); compare Brown. === Proper noun === Brownlee (plural Brownlees) A surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== brownleeite ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brownlee is the 3186th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11344 individuals. Brownlee is most common among White (58.17%) and Black/African American (37.42%) individuals. === See also === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brownlee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.