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Brooks

in Illinois

There are 6,516 people with the last name "Brooks" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Brooks 83
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  1. is 79th most common Bailey
  2. is 80th most common Carlson
  3. is 81st most common Gomez
  4. is 82nd most common Schmidt
  5. is 83rd most common Brooks
  6. is 84th most common Foster
  7. is 85th most common Watson
  8. is 86th most common Hughes
  9. is 87th most common Richardson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Broome, Brook, Brooke, Brookshire, Brookins, Broom, Brooker, Broomfield, Brookman, Brookes

Most Common First Names for Brooks

James, Robert, David, Michael, John, William, Mary, Kenneth, Linda, Patricia

Meaning & History

English: from the possessive case of Brook (i.e. ‘of the brook’).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.

Americanized spelling of German Brucks.

FOREBEARS This name was brought independently to North America from England by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Among them were William Brooks, who brought the name to Scituate, MA, from Kent, England, in 1635, and Henry Brooks, who came to Woburn, MA, in or before 1649.

Recent Searches for "Brooks" in Illinois

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James Brooks, IL (86 searches)
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