Släkthistoria för Brownless
Brownless Vad efternamn betyder
for someone who wore braided silken laces (for tying clothing shoes or armour) or a braided silken belt or buckle Middle English broun ‘brown dark shining’ + las les ‘lace cord belt clasp buckle’ especially one made of interwoven strands of silk threads of gold etc. Compare Lace. The surname originated in Romaldkirk parish (NR Yorks) where it had a continuous history into the 19th century. A branch of the family spread north into Durham and Northumb where the name became confused with Scottish Brownlees.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
