Brookbank Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Brookbank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook's bank,' from residence by the bank of the brook; compare North English Gillbanks, which see. In some cases Brockbank may be a variant of Brocklebank. which see. I suggest this because Brockbank runs side by side with Brocklebank in North Lancashire (Furness district), which is not far from Brocklebank in Cumberland Brockbank, too, is common as a surname in the latter county.

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Brookbank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8061:449,70138,524
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada941:391,97434,739
France261:2,554,720189,486
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Brookbank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook's bank,' from residence by the bank of the brook; compare North English Gillbanks, which see. In some cases Brockbank may be a variant of Brocklebank. which see. I suggest this because Brockbank runs side by side with Brocklebank in North Lancashire (Furness district), which is not far from Brocklebank in Cumberland Brockbank, too, is common as a surname in the latter county. There is no reason to suppose that brock, a badger, has any connexion with these names; v. Brock (a).

Thomas Brokesbank, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1591. Married — Florence Cawdwell and Sibell Brokebanck: St. Michael Cornhill.

1777. John Brockbank and Louisa Maria Nicholson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — Christopher Smirthwaite and Elizabeth Brooksbank: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local: from residence on the bank, not of a mere streamlet, but of something much greater. "A brook," says Verstegan, "we now take to be a small running water, but I find it in the Teutonick to be that which pains is in Latine-a waterish or moorish ground. The city of Bruxels took name of the brook land or moorish ground lying on the north side thereof." Restitution, p. 314.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brookbank Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brookbank occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brookbank? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 341,330th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Brookbank are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 806 people, or 1 in 449,701. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 22 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Brookbank occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Brookbank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brookbank has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brookbank surname rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brookbank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brookbank surname are 10.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brookbank earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $47,222 CAD per year.

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