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According to my source (link provided), the proud and noble English surname Brown is first found in Cumberland, where they'd held a family seat. They had arrived in England shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066 A.D., from Normandy.
Family motto: "Let majesty flourish"
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoMost of the Browns were washed upon Britain's shores with the veritable tidal wave of immigraton following the Norman Invasion of 1066 A.D. It was originally a nickname-type surname for a person with brown hair, brown eyes, or even habitually attired in brown colors. It is first recorded in Cumberland.
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