Rushbrook Surname

243,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rushbrook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rushbrooke,' a parish in Suffolk, three miles from Bury St. Edmunds.

William de Rushbroke, Norfolk, 1362: History of Norfolk.

Robert Rushbrooke, Norwich, 1730: ibid.

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Rushbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7041:79,1458,846
Australia4871:55,4336,793
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Scotland401:133,8458,251
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Wales41:773,63329,106
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4821:50,5716,152
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Rushbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rushbrooke,' a parish in Suffolk, three miles from Bury St. Edmunds.

William de Rushbroke, Norfolk, 1362: History of Norfolk.

Robert Rushbrooke, Norwich, 1730: ibid.

1789. Married — Joseph Rushbrook and Ann Deirinex: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Rushbrooke; or Dweller at the Rushy Brook [Old English rysc, a rush + bróc, a stream] The Suffolk Rushbrooke was Rushbroke in the 14th cent.; earlier Ryssebrok.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Suffolk. De Russhebroc occurs in the H.R. of that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Rushbrook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rushbrook has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushbrook? popularity and diffusion

Rushbrook is the 243,551st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,451,769 people. The last name Rushbrook is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Rushbrook live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 704 people, or 1 in 79,145. In England Rushbrook is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Rushbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rushbrook has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rushbrook surname rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rushbrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rushbrook last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rushbrook earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.81% more than the national average, earning R 489,072 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.48% more than the national average, earning $67,309 CAD per year.

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