Brookston Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Brookston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brookston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brookston (6) may also be a first name.

Brookston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brookston occurs most in Israel. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brookston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Brookston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Brookston reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brookston is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. In Israel it is most frequent in: Haifa District, where 33 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 33 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Israel Brookston occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Brookston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brookston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brookston surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brookstone9590/
Brokston941/
Brockston898/
Brockstone840/
Brukston820/
Brakston820/
Broxston820/
Brackston7889/
Brakstone781/
Brockstan780/
Braukston780/
Broxton752,417/
Brackstone74738/
Bruckstone740/
Braxston715/
Braxstone671/
Braxton6317,046/
Bruxton633/
Broxtom632/
Broxtan631/
Brogstam5926/
Braxtone5911/
Hbraxton593/
Brukstam591/
Bracxton591/
Braaxton591/
Brackstam560/
Braxtan5043/
Braxtom501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brookston
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