Easterbrooke Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Easterbrooke 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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Easterbrooke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Easterbrooke 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

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

Easterbrooke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Easterbrooke is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Easterbrooke.

How Common Is The Last Name Easterbrooke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Easterbrooke live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Easterbrooke is mostly found in: Dorset, where 57 percent reside, Hampshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Easterbrooke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Easterbrooke has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Easterbrooke surname contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Easterbrooke Reference & Research

Easterbrook One-name Study - A profile of the Easterbrook surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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