Brookes Surname

16,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

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.

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Brookes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21,3151:2,614342
Australia3,4481:7,8291,158
United States2,8901:125,41813,322
Canada1,2491:29,5003,861
Wales7491:4,132446
South Africa6711:80,7429,975
New Zealand6551:6,9131,172
Israel5201:16,4572,461
Scotland3151:16,9962,069
Saint Kitts and Nevis2341:23651
Northern Ireland2101:8,7861,442
Ireland1211:38,9173,091
France1061:626,62982,018
Antigua and Barbuda851:1,167200
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Spain571:820,21133,492
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United States Virgin Islands441:2,509429
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Liberia341:129,6639,726
Anguilla331:40742
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Isle of Man251:3,433731
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Andorra221:3,811733
British Virgin Islands221:1,436203
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Bermuda191:3,436515
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India71:109,580,769786,157
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Montserrat11:4,947471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland931:47,6334,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,8971:3,534504
Wales1541:10,185620
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4931:101,86310,309

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).

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

Practically the same meaning as Brook which see. For -s see under 'Some Letter Changes.' Probably of recent introduction from England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Genit. (and pl.) of Brook(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the spring or brook, sometimes marsh.

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

A small river.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. Brooks, Becks, and Rundels are names for small rivers.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Flemish, Broeckx; from the German, Brucks, Brucksch, Bruksch; from the Dutch, Broeks; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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Brookes Reference & Research

Brooks One-name Study - A profile of the Brooks surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Brooks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Southern Brooks Families FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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.

Southern Brooks Families 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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