Quote Originally Posted by Burly Brute View Post
In all my searching I had not come across this. Brown being so common, does the surname only originate to that clan?
No. Brown can originally be English, Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss, etc. in origin. The only way to know for sure where your Brown ancestors came from is to do the genealogical research. Those Browns whose ancestors hailed from Kintyre in Scotland are most likely to be MacMillans. See this link for more info: http://www.clanmacmillan.org/Septs.htm

All that being said, anyone bearing the surname Brown or descended from someone with the surname Brown are welcomed as MacMillans by our chief, George MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap. We're a friendly bunch and would love to welcome you into the clan. I'm one of the Vice Presidents for the Appalachian Branch of Clan MacMillan. If you're interested in more info, please PM me.

Best of luck in your search!

David