The Browne surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 21,109 people carried this name — #1,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
79 people named Browne live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Browne.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
23 people named Browne have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 64 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Browne.
- Broussard 25,735 · U.S. census
- Brousseau 2,532 · U.S. census
- Brouwer 2,518 · U.S. census
- Brouwers 209 · U.S. census
- Brovelli 117 · U.S. census
- Brown 1,380,145 · U.S. census
- Broy 439 · U.S. census
- Broyard 117 · U.S. census
- Broyer 220 · U.S. census
- Brozek 855 · U.S. census
- Bru 299 · U.S. census
- Brua 221 · U.S. census
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