Brooks

in the US

There are 184,772 people with the last name "Brooks" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Brooks 73
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  1. is 69th most common Richardson
  2. is 70th most common Bennett
  3. is 71st most common Gray
  4. is 72nd most common Watson
  5. is 73rd most common Brooks
  6. is 74th most common Torres
  7. is 75th most common James
  8. is 76th most common Hughes
  9. is 77th most common Price

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Brooks

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



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 the US

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James Brooks (878 searches)

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