Surnames Where does the name Brown come from?

Question:

Surnames Where does the name Brown come from?

Arthur Brown ..Virgil A. Brown, and other Brother Ron Brown they had a sister Alvera Brown maden name lived in North Dakota during WWII

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm not sure from your question if you are looking simply for the meaning and origin of the surname "Brown" or if you wish specific information on this particular family.

If origin of the surname, go here:

http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnam...

Realize, though, that some immigrants changed their names to make them appear English-example, the German name "Braun", which sounds like and means the same as "Brown" often had a spelling change.

If you are looking for this particular Brown family, go to

Heritage Quest online

which you get to via your public library. Check out the 1930 census and see if you can find them there.

If you know where in ND they lived, go to:

http://www.usgenweb.net/nd

and click on the county link. See if there is any information on them already listed. If not, post a query on their message board.

Finally, see if someone has already put these folks on a family tree by going to

http://www.rootsweb.com

and click on the World Connect link. Over 900 million names on already researched family trees are there.