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Brooks name meaning

First Name
32k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
252k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Brooks mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Brooks

User Submitted Origins

English
60%
Irish
22%
American
17%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 submissions from Virginia, U.S. agree the name Brooks means "Flowing water" and is of Gaelic origin.
  2. A user from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Brooks is of Native American origin and means "Healing waters".
  3. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Brooks is of English origin and means "Heavenly waters".
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Brooks means "leader".
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International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
  1. United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
    Synonyms: van wyck brooks
Wiktionary
  1. A topographic surname​, variant of Brook.
  2. A male given name
  3. A placename
    1. A city in Alberta, Canada
    2. A town in Georgia, United States
    3. A census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
    4. A town in Maine, United States
    5. A city in Minnesota, United States
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Notable Persons Named Brooks

Notable Persons Named Brooks

Brooks Wackerman

Brooks Wackerman is a heavy metal music, hard rock, and punk rock musician. His ongoing career started in 1990. Brooks was born on February 15th, 1977.

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Brooks Laich

Brooks Laich is a hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. He was most prominent from 2004 to present. Brooks was born on June 23rd, 1983 in Wawota.

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Brooks Koepka

Brooks was born on May 3rd, 1990.

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Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson is a baseball player. Brooks was born on May 18th, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Brooks Wheelan

Brooks Wheelan is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Brooks was given the name Brooks Patrick Wheelan on August 21st, 1986 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Brooks Orpik

Brooks Orpik is a hockey player for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. He was most prominent from 2002 to present. Brooks was born on September 26th, 1980 in San Francisco.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Brooks

Notable Persons With the Last Name Brooks

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks is a farce, parody, comedy music, satire, and sketch comedy musician. Mel was given the name Melvin James Kaminsky on June 28th, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks is a singing, songwriter, and singer. He holds the title Friends in Low Places". Garth was given the name Troyal Garth Brooks on February 7th, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks is an actor, comedian, director, and writer. He was most prominent from 1969 to present. Albert was given the name Albert Lawrence Einstein by his parents Harry Einstein and Thelma Leeds on July 22nd, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

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Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks is an actress. She has been prominent since 2011. Danielle was born on September 17th, 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

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Max Brooks

Max Brooks is a writer. Max was given the name Maximillian Michael Brooks on May 22nd, 1972 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

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Will Brooks

Will was born on October 8th, 1986 in Chicago.

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  • J. B. Smoove
    Actor
  • James L. Brooks
    Director
  • Avery Brooks
    Actor
  • Scott Brooks
    Basketball Player
  • David Brooks
    Columnist
  • Mehcad Brooks
    Actor
  • Louise Brooks
    Actress
  • Terry Brooks
    Author
  • Golden Brooks
    Actress
  • Herb Brooks
    Ice Hockey Coach
  • Darin Brooks
    Actor
  • Bobby "Blue" Bland
    Singer-songwriter
  • Mavado
    Rapping
  • Preston Brooks
    Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield District

Common last names for Brooks

Common first names for Brooks

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Brooks U.S.
█  White 60.22% 64.26%
█  African American 33.47% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.48% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.79% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.56% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.48% 16.26%

Of Last Name Brooks

People with the last name Brooks are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Brooks

  • What name lists does Brooks rank for?
    #82Popular Surnames
  • How Popular is the name Brooks? Brooks is the 1,353rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Brooks was the 82nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Brooks have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 32,353 babies born with the first name Brooks in the United States. That's more than enough people named Brooks to occupy the country of San Marino with an estimated population of 32,312 (as of March 31, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Brooks? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Brooks first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Brooks is Sunday, May 23rd, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Brooks born? The highest recorded use of the first name Brooks was in 2019 with a total of 3,493 babies. That's a lot of babies named Brooks!
  • Random Brooks Factoid: According to the 2019 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Brooks ranks 94th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Alaska. Imagine that, 10 babies in Alaska have the same name in 2019.
  • Weird things about the name Brooks: The name spelled backwards is Skoorb. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Krboso. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Brooks? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 251,663 people with the last name Brooks.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Brooks? Brooks was ranked as the 82nd most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
    • Brooks name meaning

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