Brookes Surname
Approximately 33,409 people bear this surname
Brookes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook,' one who lived by the brook-side. Common to all parts of England, and is especially one of the great local surnames of Yorkshire. The s is customary in these short spot names; compare Briggs, Styles.
Read More About This SurnameBrookes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21,315 | 1:2,614 | 342 |
| Australia | 3,448 | 1:7,829 | 1,158 |
| United States | 2,890 | 1:125,418 | 13,322 |
| Canada | 1,249 | 1:29,500 | 3,861 |
| Wales | 749 | 1:4,132 | 446 |
| South Africa | 671 | 1:80,742 | 9,975 |
| New Zealand | 655 | 1:6,913 | 1,172 |
| Israel | 520 | 1:16,457 | 2,461 |
| Scotland | 315 | 1:16,996 | 2,069 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 234 | 1:236 | 51 |
| Northern Ireland | 210 | 1:8,786 | 1,442 |
| Ireland | 121 | 1:38,917 | 3,091 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 85 | 1:1,167 | 200 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 44 | 1:2,509 | 429 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| Anguilla | 33 | 1:407 | 42 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:3,433 | 731 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| British Virgin Islands | 22 | 1:1,436 | 203 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 1:458,468 | 3,288 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 93 | 1:47,633 | 4,090 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,897 | 1:3,534 | 504 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:10,185 | 620 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 493 | 1:101,863 | 10,309 |
Brookes (342) may also be a first name.
Brookes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook,' one who lived by the brook-side. Common to all parts of England, and is especially one of the great local surnames of Yorkshire. The s is customary in these short spot names; compare Briggs, Styles. Possibly it is the patronymic s, as in Jones, Williams, &c.; of this I cannot be sure.
Edelina del Brok. Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Robertus del Brok', ibid.
Alice de la Broke, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Laurence del Broc, ibid.
William atte Brouke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte-Brook, vicar of Horseford, Norfolk, 1419: History of Norfolk.
1604. Baptised — Edward, s. Hugh Brooke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1616. John Thornell and Martha Brookes: Marriage Lic. (London).
Practically the same meaning as Brook which see. For -s see under 'Some Letter Changes.' Probably of recent introduction from England.
Genit. (and pl.) of Brook(e, q.v.
(English) Dweller near the spring or brook, sometimes marsh.
A small river.
Local. Brooks, Becks, and Rundels are names for small rivers.
From the Flemish, Broeckx; from the German, Brucks, Brucksch, Bruksch; from the Dutch, Broeks; a personal name.
Brookes Demographics
Average Male Brookes Height
177.41 cm
Average Female Brookes Height
160.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brookes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brookes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brookes is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Brookes.
How Common Is The Last Name Brookes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,605th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 218,131 people. The surname Brookes is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Brookes are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles. Brookes is also the 472,030th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 342 people.
Brookes is most numerous in England, where it is held by 21,315 people, or 1 in 2,614. In England Brookes is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 17 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Brookes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brookes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brookes surname grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 486 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brookes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Brookes surname is primarily Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brookes surname are 8.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.15% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brookes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.5% more than the national average, earning 462,015 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.79% more than the national average, earning R 374,964 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookies | 93 | 2 | / |
| Broockes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brookeus | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brokes | 92 | 141 | / |
| Brockes | 86 | 394 | / |
| Brokesh | 86 | 32 | / |
| Brokhes | 86 | 24 | / |
| Broekes | 86 | 8 | / |
| Brookis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Brokkes | 86 | 3 | / |
| Brookjs | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brokess | 86 | 0 | / |
| Broukes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brookesová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brockies | 80 | 50 | / |
| Brockest | 80 | 31 | / |
| Brookise | 80 | 3 | / |
| Brokesse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brokesch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brooches | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brockess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brokeš | 77 | 327 | / |
| Brakes | 77 | 294 | / |
| Broces | 77 | 251 | / |
| Brokés | 77 | 9 | / |
| Brokis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Brukes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Brokez | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brookhuis | 75 | 363 | / |
| Brokesova | 75 | 13 | / |
| Brockesch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brokish | 71 | 138 | / |
| Broches | 71 | 66 | / |
| Bruckes | 71 | 63 | / |
| Brockis | 71 | 62 | / |
| Broques | 71 | 13 | / |
| Brackes | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brakesh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brodkys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brokhis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breukes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broekis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brocess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brakhes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brakess | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brakets | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brockish | 67 | 76 | / |
| Brokisch | 67 | 47 | / |
| Broukhis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brocheys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brakkies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brooquis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruiskes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brokuist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broqoist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brochess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brouches | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brackeus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Braskets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brokhuis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brockois | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brockiss | 67 | 0 | / |
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Brookes Reference & Research
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Brooks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Brooks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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