Brookhouse Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brookhouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook-house,' the house by the brook. More specifically 'of Brookhouse,' a hamlet in the parish of Laughton-en-le, Morthen, Yorkshire.

William del Brokhouses, of Ecclestone-Heskin, Lancashire, 1333: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

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Brookhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:877,62566,497
England3411:163,39615,207
Australia2311:116,86512,949
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Austria101:851,54467,454
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Brookhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook-house,' the house by the brook. More specifically 'of Brookhouse,' a hamlet in the parish of Laughton-en-le, Morthen, Yorkshire.

William del Brokhouses, of Ecclestone-Heskin, Lancashire, 1333: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Hugo de Brokehous, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Brokehouse, 1379: ibid.

1588. John Henley and Margaret Brockhus: Marriage Lic. (London).

1791. Married — William Chapman and Mary Brookhouse: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A location name in Staffordshire, Yorkshire.

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

Brookhouse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brookhouse is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brookhouse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brookhouse is the 340,053rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Brookhouse are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brookhouse is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States Brookhouse is most common in: Michigan, where 38 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Brookhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brookhouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brookhouse surname expanded 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brookhouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brookhouse last name are 16.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brookhouse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% less than the national average, earning $45,890 CAD per year.

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