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Brown

Brown Name Meaning
English Scottish and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion Middle English br(o)un from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun Broun ancient Germanic Bruno Old English Brūn or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar Brūnwine etc. As a Scottish and Irish name it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’) for example Donahue . Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny . Americanized form (translation into English or assimilation) of various European surnames meaning ‘brown’ or derived from a word meaning ‘brown’ including the like-sounding German and Jewish surname Braun which is by far most common among them Jewish Bron and Slovenian Erjavec . Native American: translation into English and shortening of a personal name composed of a word meaning ‘brown’. In many cases however this surname was chosen because it is a one of the most common English surnames in North America (see 1 above).
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Brow, Crown, Brun, Bruin, Braun, Bjorn, Brin, Lown, Rohn, Biron
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 425

Joseph Brown 1911

Felliscliffe

Margaret Brown 2006

Plot No. 430

Paul Brown 1962 - 2011

Joseph BROWN Plot 425

Margaret BROWN

Paul BROWN Plot 430

Inscription

In Loving Memory
Of
Joseph Brown
Who Passed Away 10th Sept 1911
Aged 85 Years
His End Was Peace

In Loving Memory
Of
Margaret Brown
Died 19th May 2006
Aged 64 Years

In Loving Memory Of
Paul Brown
Born 13.12.1962 - Died 16.3.2011
Dearly Loved Husband, Dad,
Son, Brother, And Uncle
Forever Missed

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Plot No. 451

Pauline Brown 1937 - 2016

Plot No. 481

Ethel Brown 1999

Plot No. 712

Kathleen Mary Brown 2001
Joseph Edward Brown 2004

Pauline BROWN Plot 451

Ethel BROWN Plot 481

Kathleen Mary BROWN Plot 712

Inscription

In Loving Memory
Of
Pauline Brown
19.11.1937 - 23.9.2016
Much Loved
Mum, Nana, Sister And Friend
Adored And Cherished
Love Never Ends

In Loving Memory
Of
Ethel Brown
Died 29th August 1999
Aged 92 Years

In Loving Memory
Of
Kathleen Mary Brown
Dear Wife Mother
And Grandma
Died 15 October 2001
Aged 69 Years
Also
Joseph Edward Brown
Of Cote Syke Farm
Dear Husband Father
And Grandfather
Died 31 January 2004
Aged 73 Years
Sadly Missed

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Plot No. 741

Mary Brown 1949
Harold William Brown 1957
Henry Wilfrid Grant 1966
Elsie Mary Grant 1975
Kevin Stanley McAleese 2019

Plot No. 742

Joseph Brown 1978
Winifred Mary Brown 1995

Plot No. 3162

Thomas Brown 1876
Dinah Brown 1882

Harold William BROWN Plot 741

Joseph BROWN Plot 742

Thomas BROWN Plot 3162

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Mary Brown
Died 17 April 1949 Aged 79 Years
And Her Husband
Harold William Brown
Died 5 November 1957 Aged 79 Years
Also Henry Wilfrid Grant
Died 25 March 1966 Aged 62 Years
And Also His Wife Elsie Mary Grant
Died 10 February 1975 Aged 62 Years
Also Kevin Stanley McAleese
Died 13 March 2019 Aged 72 Years

In Loving Memory Of
Joseph Brown
Died 16th July 1978
Aged 74 Years
Winifred Mary Brown
Died 11th May 1995
Aged 90 Years

In Loving Memory Of
Thomas Brown
Of Felliscliffe
Died June 14th 1876
Aged 84 Years
Thy Will Be Done
Also Dinah Wife Of The Above
Who Died Jan 22 1882
Aged 77 Years
Her End Was Peace

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Church Records

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Additional Information

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
##	Ann BROWN	20 Nov 1798	16
##	Ann BROWN	10 Aug 1804	69
##	Dennis BROWN	5 Oct 1798	14
3162	Dinah BROWN	22 Jan 1882	77
##	Dinah Jane BROWN	12 Jun 1850	0
##	Elizabeth BROWN	11 Mar 1815	81
481	Ethel BROWN	19 Sep 1999	92
##	Francis BROWN	6 Nov 1880	57
##	Hanah BROWN	15 Mar 1852	< 1
741	Harold William BROWN	5 Nov 1957	79
##	Henry Bartal BROWN	5 Nov 1808	0
##	James BROWN	30 Sep 1813	67
##	James BROWN	14 Aug 1857	61
##	Jane BROWN	11 May 1801	25
##	John BROWN	16 Nov 1815	3
##	John BROWN	21 Aug 1827	< 1
##	John BROWN	15 Mar 1852	65
##	John BROWN	30 Aug 1854	0
##	John BROWN	14 Sep 1856	48
##	Joseph BROWN	10 Jan 1807	29
425	Joseph BROWN	10 Sep 1911	85
742	Joseph BROWN	15 Jul 1978	74
712	Joseph Edward BROWN	31 Jan 2004	73
712	Kathleen Mary BROWN	15 Oct 2001	69
##	Mabel BROWN	2 Nov 1994	76
##	Magdalen BROWN	4 Feb 1798	73
##	Mary BROWN	14 Apr 1865	71
741	Mary BROWN	17 Apr 1949	79
430	Paul BROWN	16 Mar 2011	48
451	Pauline BROWN	23 Sep 2016	78
##	Sarah BROWN	2 Mar 1820	< 1
##	Sarah BROWN	24 Jan 1837	< 1
##	Sarah Ann BROWN	21 Feb 1836	10
##	Sarah Jane BROWN	24 Sep 1855	0
##	Sophia BROWN	18 Jan 1837	< 1
3162	Thomas BROWN	14 Jun 1876	84
##	William BROWN	4 Oct 1803	72
##	William BROWN	4 Jan 1819	49
##	William BROWN	15 Nov 1851	72
##	William BROWN	10 Dec 1888	68
742	Winifred Mary BROWN	11 May 1995	90

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