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Brooks

in Virginia

There are 8,064 people with the last name "Brooks" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Brooks 41
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  1. is 37th most common Green
  2. is 38th most common Parker
  3. is 39th most common Adams
  4. is 40th most common Evans
  5. is 41st most common Brooks
  6. is 42nd most common Phillips
  7. is 43rd most common Bailey
  8. is 44th most common Wood
  9. is 45th most common Roberts

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Brooks

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

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 Virginia

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James Brooks, VA (88 searches)
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