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in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in
English-speaking countries. It is the most common surname in Jamaica, the second most common in Canada and the United Kingdom, and the fourth most common in Australia and the
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509:References
476:, Marrón,
455:Portuguese
443:Lithuanian
383:, LeBrun,
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136:Old French
110:complexion
900:Hungarian
891:De Bruyne
876:De Bruijn
406:Hungarian
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329:De Bruijn
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202:le Browne
933:Castanho
886:De Bruyn
881:De Bruin
488:See also
371:Estonian
345:De Bruyn
333:De Bruin
315:: Smeđić
313:Croatian
236:clan of
159:Brunwine
106:nickname
53:Scotland
958:Moretti
943:Castaño
916:Romance
850:Brauner
803:English
728:11 June
474:Castaño
470:Spanish
466:: Hnedý
445:: Rudas
439:: Brūns
437:Latvian
432:Moretti
416:Marrone
412:Italian
408:: Barna
385:Le Brun
373:: Pruun
358:Swedish
321:: Hnědý
186:le Brun
182:le Brun
155:Brungar
93:surname
61:Ireland
57:England
37:Meaning
938:Moreno
928:Marron
845:Braune
815:Maroon
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242:Browne
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32:Origin
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866:Bruin
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482:Pardo
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337:Bruin
325:Dutch
319:Czech
307:Asmar
291:Broun
253:Bruno
221:Braun
198:Broun
143:Brúnn
134:; or
132:broun
89:Brown
76:Braun
27:Brown
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730:2009
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589:ISBN
428:Mora
424:Mori
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362:Brun
356:and
229:Donn
194:Bron
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