Brooksby Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Brooksby Surname Definition:

BROKESBY: Brookesby, a parish in Leicestershire.

Brooksby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:990,32573,323
Australia2341:115,36612,799
England1701:327,75324,219
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Brooksby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BROKESBY: Brookesby, a parish in Leicestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brooksby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brooksby is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brooksby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,074th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Brooksby are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 990,325. In The United States Brooksby is most prevalent in: Utah, where 39 percent live, Arizona, where 13 percent live and Nevada, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Brooksby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brooksby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brooksby surname grew 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brooksby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brooksby surname are 20.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.99% registered with the party.

Brooksby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.72% more than the national average, earning $51,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brooks-Bey892/
Brocksby885/
Brookspy881/
Barksby80196/
Brooxby800/
Brockiesby781/
Berksbay751/
Burks-Bey711/
Burksb711/
Brooksopp711/
Brigsby6711/
Bergsby675/
Brugsby670/
Bruxby574/
Braxby570/
Bruxbey530/

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