Brooking Surname

111,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Brooking Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Brook-Meadow [English brook (Old English bróc) + the North. English Dialectal form of Old Norse eng, a meadow]

Brooking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6451:220,34021,384
England9461:58,8997,031
Australia6131:44,0395,569
New Zealand5351:8,4641,460
Canada2051:179,73517,909
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Wales491:63,1545,613
France381:1,747,966156,445
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4761:105,50110,598

Brooking (15) may also be a first name.

Brooking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Brook-Meadow [English brook (Old English bróc) + the North. English Dialectal form of Old Norse eng, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of the Dweller near the Brook” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The Brookings, a family now scantily represented in the county, were established in Plymouth in the 16th century: the mayors in 1511, 1573, and 1584 bore this name (W. P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brooking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brooking is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brooking? popularity and diffusion

Brooking is the 111,216th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,744,684 people. The last name Brooking occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Brooking live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brooking is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The last name Brooking is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,645 people, or 1 in 220,340. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 16 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Brooking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brooking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brooking last name expanded 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brooking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Brooking surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brooking last name are 23.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brooking earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.45% more than the national average, earning R 438,324 per year; in United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broocking940/
Broking93182/
Broockings890/
Brokking88322/
Brocking88138/
Broeking88116/
Brokings880/
Broecking8221/
Brokkings821/
Brockking821/
Brockings820/
Braking802/
Bruking801/
Bracking7597/
Breuking7543/
Breucking7121/
Bruckings710/
Bracing672/
Breukink63450/
Vrakking63307/
Braakink638/
Bracng5715/
Bruqqink501/

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Brooking Reference & Research

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

Brooking 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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Footnotes

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