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Brooks

in North Carolina

There are 9,050 people with the last name "Brooks" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Brooks 58
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  1. is 54th most common Stewart
  2. is 55th most common Bryant
  3. is 56th most common Long
  4. is 57th most common Powell
  5. is 58th most common Brooks
  6. is 59th most common Bailey
  7. is 60th most common Greene
  8. is 61st most common Griffin
  9. is 62nd most common Jenkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Brooks

James, David, Robert, John, William, Michael, Charles, Mary, Thomas, Larry

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 North Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Brooks, NC (97 searches)
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