Holbrook is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Holbrook
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

Wood or holly-tree brook.

One who came fromHolbrook meaning "stream in a deep ravine," the name of several places in England.

A parish in Suffolk, and a chaplery in Derbyshire.

How popular is Holbrook?

Holbrook is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Wales, Ireland, New Zealand.

Holbrook is ranked 15046 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Holbrook bearers increased by 2.26 per cent in 2010 US census to 23843 since 2000, the surname slipped by 110 spots and ranked at 1502. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.52 92.82
Black 4.12 4
Hispanic or Latino 1.98 1.21
Others 1.47 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.4 0.31
Holbrook is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies its United States provenence. Around 37019 people have been found who wears Holbrook as their family name. Holbrook is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Holbrook:
1,457 United States31,036
Countries with thousands of Holbrook:
2,203 England3,736
Countries with hundreds of Holbrook:
5,736 Canada786
6,242 Australia539
1,430 Wales240
2,792 Ireland144
6,244 New Zealand124
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,051 Scotland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,578 Northern Ireland49
68,637 South Africa45
17,423 United Arab Emirates36
193,074 France25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
163,016 Germany21
256,604 Brazil16
15,474 Estonia15
390,733 Thailand12
72,236 Spain12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
43,480 Mexico10
53,588 Switzerland10
34,222 Denmark10
44,190 Norway9
21,385 Ecuador8
90,587 Sweden8
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Germany

16 years old Therese Holbrook who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 9, 1882 by Main put out from Bremen.

Holbrook Namesakes

  • Bill Holbrook, American cartoonist and webcomic writer and artist
  • Stewart Holbrook, American logger, writer, and popular historian
  • David Holbrook, British writer, poet and academic
  • Frank Kinney Holbrook, first African American intercollegiate athlete at the University of Iowa and one of the first African Americans to participate on an American college varsity athletic squad
  • Rick Holbrook, Olympic weightlifter for the United States
  • George Edward Holbrook, noted American chemical engineer and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • Joseph Holbrook, Mormon pioneer in the U.S. territory of Utah
  • John Edwards Holbrook, American zoologist, herpetologist, physician
  • Lucius Roy Holbrook, major general
  • Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American soap opera actress, best
  • Hal Holbrook, Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr
  • Karen Holbrook, regional chancellor of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee since January 2
  • Norman Douglas Holbrook, British naval recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Josiah Holbrook, founder of the Lyceum movement
  • Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, Canadian portrait sculptor
  • Frederick Holbrook, agriculturist, politician
  • Chase Holbrook, American football coach and former starting quarterback for New Mexico State University
  • Edward Dexter Holbrook, congressional delegate from Idaho Territory
  • Thomas Holbrook, Illinois politician who serves as the St
  • Terry Holbrook, English football referee formerly

Holbrook Namesakes

  • Bill Holbrook, American cartoonist and webcomic writer and artist
  • Stewart Holbrook, American logger, writer, and popular historian
  • David Holbrook, British writer, poet and academic
  • Frank Kinney Holbrook, first African American intercollegiate athlete at the University of Iowa and one of the first African Americans to participate on an American college varsity athletic squad
  • Rick Holbrook, Olympic weightlifter for the United States
  • George Edward Holbrook, noted American chemical engineer and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • Joseph Holbrook, Mormon pioneer in the U.S. territory of Utah
  • John Edwards Holbrook, American zoologist, herpetologist, physician
  • Lucius Roy Holbrook, major general
  • Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American soap opera actress, best
  • Hal Holbrook, Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr
  • Karen Holbrook, regional chancellor of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee since January 2
  • Norman Douglas Holbrook, British naval recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Josiah Holbrook, founder of the Lyceum movement
  • Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, Canadian portrait sculptor
  • Frederick Holbrook, agriculturist, politician
  • Chase Holbrook, American football coach and former starting quarterback for New Mexico State University
  • Edward Dexter Holbrook, congressional delegate from Idaho Territory
  • Thomas Holbrook, Illinois politician who serves as the St
  • Terry Holbrook, English football referee formerly

Related Family Names: