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Brownjohn

In the 1881 census there were 285 people recorded with the Brownjohn surname, ranking it #10,070 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 169, ranked #21,884, down from #10,070 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Putney, London parishes and St John Hackney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Dorset, Epping Forest and Trafford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Brownjohn is 319 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 40.7%.

1881 census count

285

Ranked #10,070

Modern count

169

2016, ranked #21,884

Peak year

1911

319 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Brownjohn had 285 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,070 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 169 in 2016, ranked #21,884.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 319 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Brownjohn surname distribution map

The map shows where the Brownjohn surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Brownjohn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Brownjohn over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 203 #10,291
1861 historical 152 #15,126
1881 historical 285 #10,070
1891 historical 282 #11,597
1901 historical 307 #11,472
1911 historical 319 #10,967
1997 modern 187 #18,398
1998 modern 198 #18,224
1999 modern 195 #18,517
2000 modern 193 #18,616
2001 modern 186 #18,773
2002 modern 188 #19,012
2003 modern 183 #19,152
2004 modern 185 #19,114
2005 modern 185 #19,051
2006 modern 179 #19,592
2007 modern 179 #19,811
2008 modern 176 #20,224
2009 modern 183 #20,135
2010 modern 186 #20,379
2011 modern 181 #20,579
2012 modern 174 #21,065
2013 modern 165 #22,163
2014 modern 168 #22,075
2015 modern 169 #21,888
2016 modern 169 #21,884

Geography

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Where Brownjohns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Putney, London parishes, St John Hackney and St Luke. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Dorset, Epping Forest, Trafford, Solihull and East Riding of Yorkshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Putney London (South Districts)
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
5 St Luke London (Central Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Dorset 009 West Dorset
2 Epping Forest 008 Epping Forest
3 Trafford 016 Trafford
4 Solihull 016 Solihull
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 032 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Brownjohn

These lists show first names that appear often with the Brownjohn surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Brownjohn

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Brownjohn, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Brownjohn surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Brownjohn household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Brownjohn is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Brownjohn is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Brownjohn falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Brownjohn is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Brownjohn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Brownjohn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Brownjohn surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 78 Brownjohns recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.81x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 78 2.81x
Surrey 51 3.77x
Somerset 47 10.50x
Hampshire 38 6.67x
Berkshire 12 5.75x
Gloucestershire 11 2.02x
Wiltshire 10 4.07x
Lancashire 7 0.21x
Dorset 6 3.29x
Oxfordshire 6 3.49x
Essex 4 0.73x
Sussex 4 0.85x
Kent 3 0.32x
Shropshire 2 0.83x
Warwickshire 2 0.29x
Devon 1 0.17x
Huntingdonshire 1 1.81x
Staffordshire 1 0.11x
Suffolk 1 0.30x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Luke London in Middlesex leads with 18 Brownjohns recorded in 1881 and an index of 40.37x.

Place Total Index
St Luke London 18 40.37x
Buckland Dinham 15 3488.37x
Camberwell 14 7.88x
Battersea 13 12.71x
Islington London 12 4.45x
Lambeth 11 4.54x
Hackney London 9 5.77x
Clerkenwell London 8 12.19x
Chelsea London 7 8.36x
Hulme 7 10.16x
Putney 7 55.25x
Stroud 7 65.98x
Barford St Martin 6 1333.33x
Bedminster 6 14.27x
Crondall 6 196.08x
Froyle 6 821.92x
Hammersmith London 6 8.76x
Midsomer Norton 6 142.18x
Owermoigne 6 1500.00x
East Lydford 5 3333.33x
Kensington London 5 3.24x
Milborne Port 5 279.33x
Oxford St Giles 5 61.05x
Southampton St Mary 5 13.95x
Chiswick 4 26.33x
Littlehampton 4 106.95x
New Windsor 4 56.98x
South Stoneham 4 32.36x
Walcot 4 16.79x
Walthamstow 4 20.25x
Alverstoke 3 14.55x
Binsted 3 138.25x
Clewer 3 35.09x
Edmonton 3 13.39x
Frome 3 28.04x
Lewisham 3 5.93x
Merrow 3 526.32x
Ashford 2 90.91x
Awre 2 178.57x
Birmingham 2 0.86x
Bristol St Peter 2 102.56x
Eling 2 34.66x
Farnborough 2 33.44x
Farnham 2 18.99x
Millbrook 2 13.94x
Pangbourn 2 285.71x
Preston Gubbals 2 487.80x
Romsey Extra 2 59.00x
Southampton All Sts 2 20.45x
Weston Super Mare 2 17.70x
Aldershot 1 5.24x
Brampton 1 86.96x
Devizes St James 1 30.58x
Ipsden 1 147.06x
Ipswich St Helen 1 24.94x
Leatherhead 1 29.50x
Marlborough 1 243.90x
Newbury 1 14.97x
Salisbury St Edmund 1 25.32x
St Faith Under St Pauls 1 454.55x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.04x
St Helen Bishopsgate 1 357.14x
Thatcham 1 31.06x
Tormoham 1 4.09x
Trowbridge 1 9.20x
Wednesbury 1 4.26x
Wembdon 1 75.76x
Westminster St James 1 3.50x
Wokingham 1 21.01x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Brownjohn surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 15
Annie 13
Sarah 11
Emily 10
Alice 6
Eliza 6
Elizabeth 5
Louisa 5
Ada 4
Caroline 4
Florence 4
Edith 3
Emma 3
Jane 3
Ann 2
Catherine 2
Ellen 2
Ida 2
Jessie 2
Minnie 2
Phoebe 2
Rebecca 2
Anne 1
Car.A. 1
Clara 1
Daisy 1
Elizbth. 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.W. 1
Emly.M. 1
Eveline 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Hester 1
Isabel 1
Janey 1
Jistina 1
Kate 1
Lilian 1
Lillian 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Marie 1
Martha 1
Min. 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Brownjohn surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 16
Henry 13
John 12
James 10
George 9
Charles 5
Walter 5
Thomas 4
Ernest 3
Joseph 3
Alfred 2
Andrew 2
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Josiah 2
Josph. 2
Simeon 2
Alf.T. 1
Bemjamin 1
Benj. 1
Burton 1
Charlie 1
Chas.J. 1
Cyril 1
Edw. 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Gerard 1
Horace 1
Infant 1
Joshua 1
Jsph. 1
Kenneth 1
Nevill 1
Obadiah 1
Peter 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Sidney 1
Stephen 1
Timothy 1
Tom 1
W.J. 1
W.L. 1

FAQ

Brownjohn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Brownjohn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 285 people were recorded with the Brownjohn surname. That placed it at #10,070 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Brownjohn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 169 in 2016. That gives Brownjohn a modern rank of #21,884.

What does the Brownjohn map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Brownjohn bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.