Assumed Names

If you are going to do business under any name other than your real name, you must go to the office of the Brown County Clerk. There you will check the records to be sure that no one else in Brown County is using the name you want to use. You will then fill out an application to record your business’s assumed name and pay a filing fee.

Note: Most sole proprietorships operate under assumed names. Unless your business name includes your full name and describes your business completely, you will need to register with the County Clerk. For example: John P. Jones Lawn Mowing service is not an assumed name. Jones Enterprises, John Jones Company, Lawnco, Mowers’R Us, etc. are all assumed names.

Brown County Clerk Brown County Courthouse 200 South Broadway Brownwood, Texas 76801 (325) 643-2594