The story
- Old English · derived frombrūn“brown”
- English todayBrownrigg
Habitational surname from any of several minor places in Cumbria, from Old English brūn (“brown”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrūn all →
BrownleeBrownlowbroon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.