Last Name BROOKS

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Meaning Local: At the brook, one who lived by the brook-side. Common to all parts of England, and is expecially one of the great local surnames of Yorkshire. The 's' is customary in these short spot names.
A small river.
Local: Brooks, Becks, and Rundels are names for small rivers.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Spanish, French, Irish, Falkland

Rank 77 (2000 US census) 73 (1990 US census)
Count 240,751 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 62.72%, or 150999 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 32.67%, or 78653 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 987 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.75%, or 1806 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.83%, or 4406 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.62%, or 3900 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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