The Brower surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,950 people carried this name — #2,423 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (14,930).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

63 families named Brower, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 403 people lived in those households, 6.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 51
Pennsylvania 7
North Carolina 2
Massachusetts 1
Maryland 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Brower in American newspapers,
1876–1890.

Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Brower
Watertown Republican 1876-06-21
Newspaper page from The Western Sentinel carrying the name Brower
The Western Sentinel 1889-09-19
Newspaper page from Barton County Democrat carrying the name Brower
Barton County Democrat 1890-08-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,096,522 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brower in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

1,438 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brower. The most, 234, date from the 1850s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 440
Victoria 379
Queensland 279
Tasmania 251
Western Australia 45
South Australia 37
ACT (Canberra) 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brower.

Who carried it

People named Brower,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frank Brower
    Frank Brower 1823–1874 · entertainer
  • Daniel Roberts Brower
    Daniel Roberts Brower 1839–1909 · psychiatrist
  • Jacob V. Brower
    Jacob V. Brower 1844–1905 · writer
  • Robert Brower
    Robert Brower 1850–1934 · screenwriter
  • Alice Elizabeth Ogden Brower
    Alice Elizabeth Ogden Brower 1867–1940

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 69 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brower,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,230 records

2,230 records of the Brower name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 996
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 591
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 252
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 234
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 77
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 64
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur N. Brower

    Born 1907 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; watchman from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Luigi Brower

    Arrived at New York in 1905 aboard the Italia from Naples, aged 22; farm laborer. From Caltavuturo, Palermo, Italy; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Patrick Earl Brower

    Born 1947; from Auburn, Washington. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,230 records for Brower in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands28 records

28 records of the Brower name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 20
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jan Brower

    Died 1848 in Oran (Algerije); born 1806 in Reden; fusilier.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christina Brower

    Married in 1766 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Louis Brower

    In the population register of Leeuwarden; born 1888.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Brower in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Brower name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 15
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Brower

    Died 1999, aged 69; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Brower

    Buried in 1989 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Chester Brower

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Brower in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Brower name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Brower

    Arrived in Victoria in 1867 aboard the Rangitoto, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Brower

    Left Launceston in 1853 aboard the Clarence, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. P. Brower

    Sailed from Victoria in 1860 aboard the Wonga Wonga I, bound for Sydney Nswales, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Brower in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Brower name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elise Laetitia Cecile Brower

    Born 1980 in Montdidier (Somme); died 2000 in Francières (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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