Brookes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brookes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brookes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 396
Agricultural Labourer 94
At Home 61
House Servant 58
Labourer 57
Farm Labourer 32
Dress Maker 26
Ag Lab 24
Shoe Maker 21
Coal Miner 20
Servant 20
Annuitant 19
Farmer 15
Cordwainer 15
Laundress 15
Nailer 15
General Servant 14
House Keeper 14
Carpenter 14
Nailor 14
Bricklayer 13
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 11
Tailor 11
Blacksmith 11
Nurse 10

Brookes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brooks 86% 207,747
2 Brookes 100% 48,596
3 Birks 43% 13,371
4 Barks 43% 6,211
5 Burks 43% 4,148
6 Berks 43% 4,037
7 Barkes 57% 2,170
8 Breaks 57% 1,812
9 Brakes 71% 893
10 Barkas 43% 864
11 Burkes 57% 605
12 Barkus 43% 426
13 Birkes 57% 348
14 Brokes 86% 302
15 Broks 71% 222
16 Briks 57% 167
17 Berkes 57% 151
18 Breeks 57% 104

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The surname Brookes is the 2nd most popular variant of Brooks.

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