Brooksbank Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Brooksbank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook's bank,' from residence by the bank of the brook; compare North English Gillbanks, which see. In some cases Brockbank may be a variant of Brocklebank. which see. I suggest this because Brockbank runs side by side with Brocklebank in North Lancashire (Furness district), which is not far from Brocklebank in Cumberland Brockbank, too, is common as a surname in the latter county.

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Brooksbank Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3811:40,3465,188
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
Australia811:333,28028,364
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Guernsey291:2,222539
Wales291:106,7088,358
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9571:25,4713,505
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Brooksbank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the brook's bank,' from residence by the bank of the brook; compare North English Gillbanks, which see. In some cases Brockbank may be a variant of Brocklebank. which see. I suggest this because Brockbank runs side by side with Brocklebank in North Lancashire (Furness district), which is not far from Brocklebank in Cumberland Brockbank, too, is common as a surname in the latter county. There is no reason to suppose that brock, a badger, has any connexion with these names; v. Brock (a).

Thomas Brokesbank, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1591. Married — Florence Cawdwell and Sibell Brokebanck: St. Michael Cornhill.

1777. John Brockbank and Louisa Maria Nicholson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — Christopher Smirthwaite and Elizabeth Brooksbank: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Brook’s Bank [Middle English broc, brok(e, Old English bróc, a brook; Teutonic bank]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: from residence on the bank, not of a mere streamlet, but of something much greater. "A brook," says Verstegan, "we now take to be a small running water, but I find it in the Teutonick to be that which pains is in Latine-a waterish or moorish ground. The city of Bruxels took name of the brook land or moorish ground lying on the north side thereof." Restitution, p. 314.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Brooksbank Demographics

Average Brooksbank Salary in
United States

$42,497 USD

Per year
Rank:
669,701 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.47436E-5
Rank: 95,032 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
98.49%
Sample size: 150 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Brooksbank Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brooksbank is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brooksbank? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,471st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,352,137 people. The surname Brooksbank occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Brooksbank live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

Brooksbank is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,381 people, or 1 in 40,346. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Brooksbank is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Brooksbank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brooksbank has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 448 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brooksbank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brooksbank are 9.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.14% registered with the party.

The amount Brooksbank earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.33% more than the national average, earning R 466,560 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $57,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brooksbanks959/
Brocksbank908/
Brodksbank901/
Brooxbanks801/
Brook-Spong671/
Berkes Pank671/
Pruksapong5050/

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