Across the world, Brown (Brown 
, Braun , ブラウン 
, among others...) is a common unisex forename. The given name Brown is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common male name, Tanzania, and Jamaica, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much more frequently, Brown is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Brown, Braun | Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
| ブラウン | Japan |
| 布朗 | China |
| براون | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria |
| Браун | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| בראון | Israel |
Auburn, Bear, Beaver, Braon, Brauns, Bronde, Broun, Browne, Browner, Browñ, Browń, Bruhn, Bruijn, Brun, Bruno, Bruns, Bruun, Bròwn, Bròwñ, Brówn, Brówñ, Brôwn, Brôwñ, Brõwn, Brõwñ, Brõwń, Brōwn, Brōwñ, Brőwn, Brūn, Brǿwn, Bŕown, Bŕowñ, Bŕòẁń, Břown, Břôwñ, Břôwń, Břôwň, Břõwñ, Břőwņ, Бровн, Брун, ברון, برون, น้ำตาล, บราว, บราวน์, and 布伦
Brown is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Brown Lady of Raynham Hall , the ghost and Brown Cesario , the character from 2008 film 'Camp Rock'.
| littleton brown English cleric and botanist (1699-1749) (b. 1699) |
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mather brown American artist (1761-1831), US (b. 1761) |
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morris brown Second presiding bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, (b. 1770) |
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| sir james o'hara brown, 2nd bt. (1721-1784) (b. 1721) |
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| woodbridge brown (b. 1714) |
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goold brown American writer, US (b. 1791) |
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bedford brown American politician in North Carolina (1795-1870), US (b. 1795) |
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harvey brown American officer (1795-1874), US (b. 1795) |
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ammon brown American politician (1798-1882), US (b. 1798) |
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morgan welles brown United States federal judge, US (b. 1800) |
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humphrey brown politician, died 1860 (b. 1803) |
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| tarleton brown 1757-1846, US (b. 1757) |
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neill s. brown American politician and diplomat, Governor of Tennessee (1810-1886), US (b. 1810) |
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| sir william augustus brown, 3rd bt. (1764-1830) (b. 1764) |
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ford madox brown English painter (1821-1893), GB (b. 1821) |
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