Brooker Surname

25,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Brooker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the broker,' an agent in business transactions.

'And gart bakbityng be a brocour To blame mennes ware.'

Piers Plowman, 2731-2. William le Brokour, Fines Roll, 19 Edward II.

Elena Brocker, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III.

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Brooker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,3451:7,5861,109
United States6,8881:52,6226,327
Australia3,4511:7,8231,156
Canada1,2421:29,6663,887
New Zealand7661:5,912978
South Africa3681:147,22216,772
Wales2121:14,5971,597
Northern Ireland1601:11,5311,740
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Venezuela771:392,2618,163
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Barbados471:6,116632
Isle of Man471:1,826344
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines361:3,129480
France331:2,012,810168,616
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Turks and Caicos Islands51:6,866565
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
East Timor41:303,982255
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5991:6,7731,045
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2351:40,6634,773

Brooker (117) may also be a first name.

Brooker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the broker,' an agent in business transactions.

'And gart bakbityng be a brocour To blame mennes ware.'

Piers Plowman, 2731-2. William le Brokour, Fines Roll, 19 Edward II.

Elena Brocker, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III. pt.

Adam Brocker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1426. Nicholas Broker: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1798. Married — Soloman Brooker and Elizabeth Hale: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — William Broker and Elizabeth Jaquest: ibid.

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

(English) = Brook (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who sell goods, a retailer; one who lived at the brook or stream.

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

Brooker Last Name Facts

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

Brooker occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brooker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,375th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 342,685 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Brooker live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Brooker is also the 864,112th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 117 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 7,345 people, or 1 in 7,586. In England Brooker is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Kent, where 13 percent are found and Essex, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Brooker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brooker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brooker surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 164 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brooker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brooker are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brooker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning 384,818 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.4% more than the national average, earning R 374,040 per year; in United States they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $43,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brookerd9363/
Broocker9348/
Broker923,011/
Broockerd88111/
D'Brooker881/
Brocker863,511/
Broeker861,992/
Brouker8696/
Brokert8642/
Brokker867/
Brokere863/
Brokher861/
Brokier861/
Brosker861/
Vrooker861/
Brozker861/
Brotker860/
Bhroker860/
Brokeir860/
Brookheart8251/
Brookehier820/
Broecker801,110/
Brockert80745/
Broucker8089/
Brockere802/
Brockerd802/
Brockher801/
Broukert801/
Broccker801/
Brookire800/
Braker771,650/
Bruker77475/
Brüker7770/
Brokre773/
Brocer772/
Bróker771/
Brõker771/
Brouckert751/
Brucker7110,217/
Breuker712,167/
Brücker711,815/
Bracker711,443/
Brocher71427/
Brauker7174/
Brukker7169/
Brakert7165/
Brukier7114/
Brakker7112/
Braaker7111/
Brokjær719/
Brakere716/
Broquer713/
Broskär712/
Brockjr712/
Brouckeart712/
Brakher711/
Broukre711/
Brockir711/
Brakeer710/
Bruiker710/
Breucker67421/
Broicher67386/
Broquere67288/
Broquier67208/
Brackert6778/
Broucher6744/
Bruycker6730/
Braacker6714/
Bruscker679/
Braucker672/
Bruckker671/
Brocheir671/
Brukkert671/
Brackerd670/
Breukert670/
Brochear670/
Broquert670/

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