The Brownell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,045 people carried this name — #4,984 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,959 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

69 families named Brownell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 437 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Brownell, Bronell, Brownall, Brownel, Brownill. 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

Rhode Island 27
Massachusetts 22
New York 20

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

Brownell in American newspapers,
1893–1918.

Newspaper page from Montour American carrying the name Brownell
Montour American 1904-06-02
Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Brownell
The Daily Ardmoreite 1893-12-05
Newspaper page from Harrisburg Telegraph carrying the name Brownell
Harrisburg Telegraph 1918-09-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 64,605 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brownell in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

12,595 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brownell. The most, 2,192, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 8.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 6,494
New South Wales 3,328
Victoria 1,817
Queensland 436
Western Australia 241
South Australia 220
ACT (Canberra) 39
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Brownell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Church Brownell
    Thomas Church Brownell 1779–1865 · Anglican priest
  • Lysander Nelson Brownell
    Lysander Nelson Brownell 1817–1888 · politician
  • Ezra Plummer Brownell
    Ezra Plummer Brownell 1819–1870 · politician
  • Giles Edwin Brownell
    Giles Edwin Brownell 1819–1907 · politician
  • Emily Mabel Brownell d. 1948
  • James Brownell 1686–1776

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brownell,
in the records of 6 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 States885 records

885 records of the Brownell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 256
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 251
  • Other U.S. records 378
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles F. Brownell

    Born 1919 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1940 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, 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 Elizabeth Brownell

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Devonia from Glasgow, aged 16; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William Graham Brownell

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1954; buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 885 records for Brownell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia407 records

407 records of the Brownell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 216
  • Tasmanian Names Index 163
  • Other Australian records 28
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Coke Brownell

    Died 1871 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 71. Will registered in Tasmania in 1871.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Columbia, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mabel Georgina Brownell

    Of Tasmania, New South Wales; died 1929.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 407 records for Brownell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada363 records

363 records of the Brownell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 345
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 7
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Brownell

    Died 1914 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Brownell

    Died 1941; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Hessel Victor Brownell

    Died in service in 1915.

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

Showing 3 of 363 records for Brownell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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. · 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: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Brownell name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tasman James Brownell

    Died 1940, aged 78; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record E. Brownell

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emily Manton Brownell

    Died 1920, aged 81; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Brownell in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Brownell name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Brownell

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Brownell

    Ng's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Brownell

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Brownell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Brownell name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Hermine Elizabeth Brownell

    Born 1903 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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