Brook Name Meaning: From the Old English "broc", which means "brook" or "stream".
From the Old English \"broc\", which means \"brook\" or \"stream\".
Discover how your Brook ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 18 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 39 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 82 |
| Cornwall | 49 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 362 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 93 |
| Essex | 253 |
| Gloucestershire | 67 |
| Hampshire | 176 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 241 |
| Lancashire | 779 |
| Leicestershire | 79 |
| Lincolnshire | 69 |
| London | 641 |
| Middlesex | 167 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 40 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 59 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 17 |
| Suffolk | 95 |
| Somerset | 113 |
| Surrey | 153 |
| Sussex | 403 |
| Staffordshire | 102 |
| Warwickshire | 127 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 34 |
| Worcestershire | 48 |
| Yorkshire | 8,062 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 49 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,067 |
| Private Means | 93 |
| Weaver | 90 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 88 |
| Farmer | 71 |
| Labourer | 65 |
| None | 55 |
| Dressmaker | 53 |
| General Labourer | 47 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 45 |
| Cloth Weaver | 41 |
| Woollen Weaver | 41 |
| Clerk | 40 |
| At Home | 38 |
| Housekeeper | 37 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| Shop Assistant | 35 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| At School | 29 |
| Tailoress | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| Carter | 27 |
| Joiner | 26 |
| Scholar | 26 |
| Worsted Spinner | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Brook | 6,510 |
| John Brook | 5,226 |
| William Brook | 4,914 |
| Sarah Brook | 3,997 |
| Elizabeth Brook | 3,477 |
| George Brook | 3,024 |
| James Brook | 2,853 |
| Thomas Brook | 2,440 |
| Ann Brook | 2,405 |
| Joseph Brook | 2,227 |
| Hannah Brook | 1,991 |
| Charles Brook | 1,667 |
| Jane Brook | 1,598 |
| Martha Brook | 1,496 |
| Henry Brook | 1,483 |
| Emma Brook | 1,431 |
| Annie Brook | 1,325 |
| Eliza Brook | 1,273 |
| Ellen Brook | 1,185 |
| Alice Brook | 1,140 |
| Samuel Brook | 1,077 |
| Arthur Brook | 1,075 |
| Emily Brook | 947 |
| Richard Brook | 932 |
| Edward Brook | 872 |
| 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 |
The surname Brook is the most popular version of all its varients