Brookman Surname

64,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Brookman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the brookman,' one who lived by the brook; compare Bridgman, Pullman, &c.

John Brokeman. C

1592. Francis Mason and Anne Brokeman: Marriage Lic. (London).

1601.

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Brookman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1331:115,69112,494
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
England1,3541:41,1515,282
Australia8451:31,9484,245
Netherlands3511:48,1128,228
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Wales1771:17,4831,899
South Africa701:773,96753,253
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6641:36,7104,772
Wales651:24,1291,387
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:87,0349,029

Brookman (18) may also be a first name.

Brookman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the brookman,' one who lived by the brook; compare Bridgman, Pullman, &c.

John Brokeman. C

1592. Francis Mason and Anne Brokeman: Marriage Lic. (London).

1601. Edward Cooke and Katherine Brookeman: ibid.

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

(English) = Brook (q.v.) + man.

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

User-submitted Reference

In Ghana, Brookman is the Anglicized version of the surname Budukuma. It is common among the Fante speaking people of Ghana, specifically in the central region.

- benjmainbrookman

Brookman Last Name Facts

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

Brookman is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brookman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brookman is the 64,333rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 937,305 people. Brookman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Brookman live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 18 people.

Brookman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,133 people, or 1 in 115,691. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Brookman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brookman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brookman last name increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brookman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brookman surname are 27.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brookman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.44% more than the national average, earning R 305,232 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,046 CAD per year.

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Brookman Reference & Research

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