Easterbrook Surname

131,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Easterbrook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastbrook.' I have not found the spot. The intrusive 'a' in Estabrooks or Estabrook is euphonic, as in Ottaway, Greenaway, &c. The next stage was Easterbrook. compare John atte Esterford (Kirby's Quest).

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Easterbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3301:41,8935,364
United States9421:384,77633,914
Canada4781:77,0838,661
Australia3291:82,0549,517
New Zealand2061:21,9823,854
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Wales311:99,8247,946
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8241:29,5823,987
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Easterbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastbrook.' I have not found the spot. The intrusive 'a' in Estabrooks or Estabrook is euphonic, as in Ottaway, Greenaway, &c. The next stage was Easterbrook. compare John atte Esterford (Kirby's Quest).

John le de Eastbrook, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1658. Married — Richard Dalton and Frances Easterbrooke: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1772. — William Phillips and Jane Eastabrook; St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the East Brook [Old English eástra (cp. Scandinavian öster) + bróc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Amongst the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion of 1685 was Henry Easterbrook, who met his death on the scaffold at Chard ("Western Martyrology").

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

Easterbrook Last Name Facts

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

Easterbrook is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Easterbrook.

How Common Is The Last Name Easterbrook? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,589th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,121,556 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Easterbrook live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 41,893. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Cornwall, where 5 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Easterbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Easterbrook has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Easterbrook surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Easterbrook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Easterbrook surname are 22.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Easterbrook earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning R 353,388 per year; in United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,790 CAD per year.

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Easterbrook Reference & Research

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Easterbrook 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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