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There are approximately 15,473 people named Brook in the UK. That makes it the 645th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 245 are named Brook.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Brook surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BROOK. BROOKE. From residence near a stream. Its medieval forms are AteBroc, Atte-Broc, Attenbroke, &c., afterwards softened to A-Broke, and pluralised to Brooks and Brookes. Brooker and Brookman are simple variations of the same name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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