Last Name BROCKLESBY

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Meaning Local: Derived from 'Brockles,' a small town of that name in England, and by, near to; a village. Dutch, 'Brock,' a marsh; also, broken land. In a party in which the celebrated Porson was a guest, there was also a physician by this name, Dr. Brocklesby, a descendant of the eminent man who attended Dr. Johnson in his last illness. In addressing Dr. Brocklesby, Porson called him Dr. Rock - "Yes, Dr. Rock, -no, Dr. Rock," etc. - a name rendered almost infamous by Hogarth, in his picture of the " March of the Guards." At length, Dr. Brocklesby became offended, and said, "Mr. Porson, my name is not Rock, it is Brocklesby," pronouncing the syllables distinctly, Brock-les-by. "Well," said Porson, " if Brock-les-b is not Rock, then I know nothing of Algebra.
Origin

Rank 97,848 (2000 US census) 34,150 (1990 US census)
Count 172 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.51%, or 166 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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