Brocks Surname

159,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brocks Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller on the newly cleared and enclose land; dweller near the stream or marsh land; dweller at the sign of the badger; one who lived near the Brock River, in Lancashire.

Brocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6281:49,4516,446
United States6281:577,16447,275
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
England911:612,28636,401
Australia791:341,71828,950
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Norway271:190,45522,163
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Belgium141:821,18966,436
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Brocks (18) may also be a first name.

Brocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller on the newly cleared and enclose land; dweller near the stream or marsh land; dweller at the sign of the badger; one who lived near the Brock River, in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brocks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brocks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Brocks is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brocks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brocks is the 159,381st most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,661,631 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Brocks live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brocks is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The last name Brocks is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,628 people, or 1 in 49,451. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Brocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brocks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brocks last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brocks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brocks last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brocks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning 302,026 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning R 190,044 per year and in United States they earn 16.97% less than the national average, earning $35,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broocks92517/
Broecks92124/
Broucks920/
Broks911,496/
Brocs9115/
Brocksch8693/
Broekcks861/
Brooks83446,904/
Brucks831,382/
Broeks83657/
Bracks83404/
Brochs8373/
Brroks8342/
Brecks8341/
Brücks8339/
Brockx8333/
Broksø8322/
Brokks8313/
Brokås8313/
Broksh8312/
Broksz8310/
Broocs836/
Brouks836/
Brodks831/
Brocsh831/
Brokse831/
Broyks830/
Broeckx772,156/
Braucks77177/
Broksch7795/
Bruckse779/
Brookss775/
Brrooks774/
Broosks774/
Bräckås773/
Brooksx771/
Brucksh771/
Broochs771/
Broichs771/
Brookst770/
Hbrooks770/
Brooksd770/
Bruks731,190/
Brokx73287/
Braks73241/
Brocx73140/
Bracs7323/
Breks739/
Brogs735/
Broxs731/
Vroks731/
Brucksch71432/
Broksche7117/
D'Brooks714/
Broksova711/
Brotscsh711/
Brookshe710/
Brackx67556/
Broekx67370/
Bruchs6782/
Brachs6776/
Braksh6751/
Brakse6745/
Brauks6742/
Brakss6730/
Breckx6729/
Braucs6720/
Brukås6719/
Broukx6712/
Vrooks676/
Brooxs675/
Broggs674/
Braaks674/
Brookx674/
Breeks673/
Brogst673/
Brooksová672/
Vracks671/
Brechs671/
Brekhs671/
Bruksh671/
Bröckx671/
Brekss671/
Brusks670/
Bruiks670/

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