Brook is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brook
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Surname is form of the Brooks. See Brook - From residence near a stream. Its medieval forms are Ate Broc, Atte-Broc, Attenbroke, etc., after wards softened to A-Broke, and pluralised to Brooks and Brookes. Brooker and Brookman are simple variations of the same name.

Brook is variant form of the Abrook. See under Brook - From residence near a stream. Its medieval forms are Ate Broc, Atte-Broc, Attenbroke, etc., after wards softened to A-Broke, and pluralised to Brooks and Brookes. Brooker and Brookman are simple variations of the same name.

Brook is the variation of Brooks. Dweller near the spring or brook, sometimes marsh.

Dweller near the spring or brook, sometimes marsh.

Family name Brook is a variant of Brooke. Dweller near the spring or brook, sometimes marsh.

From residence near a stream. Its medieval forms are Ate Broc, Atte-Broc, Attenbroke, etc., after wards softened to A-Broke, and pluralised to Brooks and Brookes. Brooker and Brookman are simple variations of the same name.

Surname Brook is variation of Brooke. Adam, Lord of Leighton, county of Chester, is the first recorded ancestor of the Baronet Brookes of Norton. He lived in the reign of Henry III. The elder line failed about 1632. The Brookes of Ufford, county of Suffolk, descended from William de la Brooke, owner of the manor of Brooke, county of Somerset, who died in 1231.

How popular is Brook?

Brook is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Scotland, Cuba, Bahamas, Fiji.

Brook is ranked 17995 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brook bearers increased by 3.27 per cent in 2010 US census to 4607 since 2000, the surname slipped by 305 spots and ranked at 7240. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.92 80.56
Black 11.48 14.75
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.64
Others 1.61 1.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 0.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.76 0.65
Brook is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 30698 people have been found who wears Brook as their family name. Brook is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brook:
600 England12,634
Countries with thousands of Brook:
6,231 United States7,009
790 Australia4,945
3,441 Canada1,440
979 Israel1,323
Countries with hundreds of Brook:
930 New Zealand801
16,392 South Africa379
1,260 Wales273
2,631 Scotland227
2,309 Cuba192
395 Bahamas127
1,425 Fiji126
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
62,702 Germany92
2,435 Northern Ireland91
29,091 Spain73
108,938 France69
34,544 Netherlands60
172,517 Thailand60
1,356 China55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,706 Portugal47
59,251 Argentina46
271,013 India44
8,932 Ethiopia43
5,748 Singapore43
8,601 Liberia40
19,530 Sweden35
20,206 Switzerland34
11,471 Dominican Republic31
539 Guernsey29
194,228 Brazil24
9,475 Ireland19
67,452 Malaysia18
35,569 Mexico16
1,520 Jersey14
3,428 Hong Kong13
6,223 Jamaica13
248,185 Nigeria12
41,178 Kenya11
39,375 Norway11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
14,894 Taiwan10
30,726 Qatar9
8,814 Trinidad and Tobago8
98,400 Belgium7
4,885 Nicaragua6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Brook was 21 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 1, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as grocer and took Garrick from Liverpool. Richard Brook, aged 20, 23 years old William Brook, John Brook, aged 35, Thomas Brook (31) Mason, 20 years old Mary Brook, Surveyor Charles Brook, Surveyor Ann Brook, Ellen Brook, and 3 other Brook majority of whom were surveyor migrated to US from Liverpool, Greenock and London.

From Germany

Tailor Hermann Brook from Prussia aboard the Lina from Bremen. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in New York on June 30, 1858. 26 years old Wilhelm Brook, 24 years old Robert Brook, 15 years old Leop. Brook, 24 years old Dorothea Brook, Dorothea-Elizab Brook (50), Friederike Brook (5), 40 years old Heinich Brook, Johann-Joachim Brook, aged 55, and 20 other Brook majority of whom were laborer and others worked as shepherd and farmer migrated to US.

Brook Namesakes

  • Harold Brook, footballer
  • Dryden Brook, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
  • Steve Brook, Melbourne based satirical writer with a history of involvement
  • James Brook, English first-class cricketer,
  • Claudio Brook, Mexican actor
  • Irina Brook, French/British stage actress
  • Peter Brook, English theatre and film director
  • Kelly Brook, English model
  • Michael Brook, Canadian guitarist, inventor, producer
  • Clive Brook, English film actor
  • Yaron Brook, Israeli-American entrepreneur, writer
  • Tom Brook, New York-based journalist working primarily for BBC News
  • Faith Brook, English actress
  • Eric Brook, English footballer
  • Jayne Brook, American actress, best known for her role as Dr
  • Joy Brook, English actress
  • Lyndon Brook, British actor, on film and television
  • Daryl Brook, former professional footballer
  • Lewis Brook, professional footballer

Brook Namesakes

  • Harold Brook, footballer
  • Dryden Brook, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
  • Steve Brook, Melbourne based satirical writer with a history of involvement
  • James Brook, English first-class cricketer,
  • Claudio Brook, Mexican actor
  • Irina Brook, French/British stage actress
  • Peter Brook, English theatre and film director
  • Kelly Brook, English model
  • Michael Brook, Canadian guitarist, inventor, producer
  • Clive Brook, English film actor
  • Yaron Brook, Israeli-American entrepreneur, writer
  • Tom Brook, New York-based journalist working primarily for BBC News
  • Faith Brook, English actress
  • Eric Brook, English footballer
  • Jayne Brook, American actress, best known for her role as Dr
  • Joy Brook, English actress
  • Lyndon Brook, British actor, on film and television
  • Daryl Brook, former professional footballer
  • Lewis Brook, professional footballer

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