Where Does the Brownlowe Surname Come From?

Brownlowe is a familiar spelling of the English name Brownlow. Taken at its root, Brownlowe points to “Brown hill”.

The extra “e” in Brownlowe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Brownlowe, so the heraldry linked to Brownlow is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Brownlowe family name pack.