Brook Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Brook Name Meaning: From the Old English "broc", which means "brook" or "stream".

From the Old English \"broc\", which means \"brook\" or \"stream\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brook Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brook family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,148
Agricultural Labourer 176
At Home 140
Coal Miner 124
House Servant 122
Labourer 100
Dress Maker 81
Farm Labourer 76
Servant 70
Hand Loom Weaver 68
Cloth Dresser 68
Power Loom Weaver 63
Hand Loom Weaver Woollen 59
House Keeper 57
Stone Mason 49
Weaver 39
Scholar At Home 38
Tailor 37
Fancy Weaver 37
Woollen Cloth Weaver 36
Annuitant 35
Pauper 35
Nurse 32
Clothier 32
Farmer 30

Brook Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 100% 95,789
2 Burke 20% 44,818
3 Brooke 83% 36,883
4 Brock 80% 20,149
5 Brake 40% 6,489
6 Burk 40% 6,335
7 Barke 20% 6,098
8 Bark 40% 5,325
9 Bourke 33% 3,816
10 Birk 40% 1,269
11 Berk 40% 905
12 Broch 60% 717
13 Broke 60% 465
14 Break 60% 290
15 Bourk 40% 269
16 Abrook 83% 266
17 Birke 20% 237
18 Berke 20% 192
19 Brocq 60% 176
20 Bruke 40% 161
21 Bork 60% 132
22 Broock 83% 126

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The surname Brook is the most popular version of all its varients

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