Brownstein is a surname of mixed origin. The name is composed of the English word "brown" and the German word "stein" (meaning "stone"). Notable people with the surname include:
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Alec Brownstein
Alec Brownstein (born November 21, 1980) is an American creative marketer, the co-author of several humor books, and a film director. He attended The Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and Tufts University. He is currently the Global H ...
(born 1980), American writer
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Carrie Brownstein (born 1974), American musician and actress
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Irwin Brownstein
Irwin R. Brownstein (November 4, 1930 – March 24, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on November 4, 1930, in New York City. He attended the public schools in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn College i ...
(1930–1996), New York politician and judge
* Louis Brownstein, better known as
Lew Brown (1893–1958), American lyricist
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Braunstein Braunstein (german: brown stone) is a German surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Alexander E. Braunstein (1902–1986), Soviet biochemist
* Edward Braunstein (born 1981), American politician
* Guy Braunstein (born 1971), Israeli-America ...
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Brownstone (surname) Brownstone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Cecily Brownstone (1909–2005), American food writer
*Doreen Brownstone (1922–2022), Canadian actress
* Harvey Brownstone (born 1956), Canadian judge, author, and television host ...
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Bronstein Bronstein is the surname of:
* Lev Davidovich Bronstein, birth name of Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), Russian Marxist revolutionary and politician
* David Bronstein (1924–2006), Soviet chess Grandmaster
* Hila Bronstein (born 1983), German singer, k ...
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Surnames of Jewish origin
Yiddish-language surnames
Surnames from ornamental names