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Descendants of Oliver (Olle Matthiasson) (Olof Isgrå) Caulk \n \n
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Mormon Pioneer Overland Trail Brigham Young Pioneer Company (1847) \n \n
Standish line - Captain Miles/Myles Standish of the Mayflower \n
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Greenleaf Family \n \n
The Hollywood Walk of Fame \n \n
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American Abolitionist Movement \n \n
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Quakers: Religious Society of Friends \n \n
Convicts, Naval Personnel and Free Settlers on the Third Fleet, Australia, 1791 \n \n
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Authors of Current Internationally "Best Selling" Novels \n \n
Other People in the American Civil War \n \n
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Norwegian American \n \n
The Agee Family in America \n \n
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Witch in My Family \n \n
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Washington County, Georgia \n \n
Cherokee History \n \n
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About the Brown surname

Brown is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It is derived from a nickname concerning the complexion of an individual, or the color of their hair. The nickname is derived from the Old English brun, Middle English brun or broun,or Old French brun.The root word is also sometimes found in Old Norse Brunn.

Brown can also be derived from the Gaelic Donn,which means brown.

Variations: Braun, Broun, Browne, Dunn, Le Brun

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