Browne is a variant of the English and Brazilian surname Brown, meaning "brown-haired" or "brown-skinned".
It may sometimes be derived from French le Brun with similar meaning.
[1] The Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh clan of County Donegal have anglicized as Browne since about 1800.
[2] The name has also been used throughout North America as an anglicization of the Spanish surname Pardo.
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