Brown

Color and surname

Brown Origin and Meaning

The name Brown is a boy's name of English origin.

Most color names, like Scarlet and Violet, are definitely female, but not this one. Brown is as rich and warm as the tone it denotes, though we must admit the Italian version Bruno has more spark and substance.

Brown Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Famous People Named Brown

• James Joseph Brown Jr., American soul singer
• (James) Gordon Brown British prime minister
• Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr., American politician, governor of California
• Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown American R&B singer
• Clarence "Clancy' Brown American actor
• Herbert C. Brown winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Michael Stuart Brown American geneticist and Nobel Prize winner
• Rahem Brown aka Tame One American rapper
• Anerae Veshaughn Brown aka X Raided, American rapper

The name Brown in Pop Culture

• Amber Brown book series and title character
• Brown Cessario character from movie "Camp Rock"
• Brown University school in Rhode Island, USA
• Charlie Brown character from comic strip "Peanuts"