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| Origin | |
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| Meaning | "residing near a stream or brook" |
| Region of origin | England |
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Brooks is a surname of English origin, that is thought to have been derived from the condition of residing near a stream (or brook).[2] The Hundred Rolls, a late thirteenth century census of England and part of Wales, contains many uses of "Broke" and variants "Brock" and "Brok" as a surname.[2] The word "brook" derives from the Old English "broc" and appears in the Medieval predecessors of "Brooks" such as "Ate-Broc" and "Atte-Broc".[2][3][4] The surname arrived in North America from England in the mid-seventeenth century.[2]
The surname is also found among English-speaking Ashkenazi Jews, deriving from the male Hebrew given name Boruch, meaning "blessed".
The surname Brooks is shared by many notable people.
A
- Aaron Brooks (disambiguation)
- Ahmad Brooks (b. 1984), American football linebacker
- Albert Brooks (b. 1947), actor, comedian, and director
- Alfred Johnson Brooks (1890–1967), Canadian politician
- Allan Brooks (1869–1946), Canadian bird artist
- Allette Brooks (fl. 1996–2001), American folk singer
- Anne Rose Brooks (b. 1963), American actress
- Anthony Brooks (1922–2007), British undercover agent
- Arthur C. Brooks (b. 1964), an American social scientist and musician.
- Arthur Raymond Brooks (1895–1991), American fighter ace in World War I
- Avery Brooks (b. 1948), American film/TV actor
B
- Barney Brooks, American physician
- Barrett Brooks, American football player
- Beverley Brooks, British actress, later Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere
- Bill Brooks (disambiguation)
- Bruce Brooks (b. 1950), American author
- Bryant Butler Brooks, American politician
C
- Caroline Shawk Brooks (1840–1913), American sculptor
- Caroline St John-Brooks, British journalist and academic
- Charles Brooks (disambiguation)
- Charlie Brooks (b. 1981), Welsh actress
- Chris Brooks (disambiguation)
- Cindy Brooks, American model
- Cleanth Brooks (1906–1994), American literary critic
- Conrad Brooks (b. 1931), American actor
- Constance "Connie" Brooks (see Our Miss Brooks), a fictional English language teacher
D
- Dallas Brooks, Australian general and politician
- Darin Brooks, American actor
- Darren Brooks (b. 1982), American professional basketball player
- David Brooks (disambiguation)
- Deanna Brooks, American model
- De'Mon Brooks, (b. 1992), American basketball player
- Derrick Brooks (b. 1973), American professional football player
- Dick Brooks, American racing driver
- Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (b. 1947), former member of girl group The Crystals
- Donald Brooks, American fashion designer
- Donnie Brooks (b. 1936), American pop music singer
E
- Edmund Wright Brooks (1834–1928), English Quaker philanthropist and cement maker
- Edward Brooks (disambiguation)
- Elisabeth Brooks (1951–1997), Canadian actress
- Elkie Brooks (b. 1945), British singer
- Erastus Brooks (1815–1886), New York newspaper editor and politician
F
- Foster Brooks, American comedian
- Frank Brooks, American baseball player
- Frank Leonard Brooks, Canadian artist
- Fred Brooks (b. 1931), American software engineer and computer scientist
G
- Garth Brooks (b. 1962), American musician
- Gary Brooks (b. 1980), Jamaican Association football player
- Geoffrey Michael Brooks, British writer
- Geraldine Brooks (disambiguation)
- Glenn Brooks, Canadian politician
- Golden Brooks, American actress
- Greg Brooks (disambiguation)
- Guy Brooks, American fiddle player
- Gwendolyn Brooks, (1917–2000), award-winning African American woman poet
H
- Hadda Brooks, American pianist
- Harold Brooks-Baker, American journalist
- Harold E. Brooks, American atmospheric scientist
- Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist
- Harry Brooks (composer), American composer
- Harvey Brooks, American bassist
- Henry Luesing Brooks, American federal judge
- Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach
- Horatio G. Brooks, American rail engineer
- Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
J
- J. Twing Brooks (1884–1956), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
- Jack Brooks (disambiguation)
- James Brooks (disambiguation)
- Jamie Brooks (disambiguation)
- Jason Brooks (disambiguation)
- Jean Brooks, American actress
- Jimmy Brooks a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Joe Brooks (actor), American actor
- John Brooks (disambiguation)
- Joseph Brooks (disambiguation)
- Juanita Brooks, American writer
K
- Kimberly Brooks, American actress
- Kix Brooks, American musician from Brooks & Dunn
L
- Larry Brooks, American football player
- Lela Brooks, Canadian skater
- Lonnie Brooks, American blues musician
- Louise Brooks, American actress
M
- Maria Gowen Brooks, American poet
- Mark Brooks (disambiguation)
- MarShon Brooks (born 1989), American basketball player
- Maurice Brooks, American naturalist
- Max Brooks, American humorist
- Mehcad Brooks, American actor
- Mel Brooks (b. 1926), American comic actor, writer, director, and theatrical producer
- Meredith Brooks (b. 1958), American musician
N
- Nan Brooks, American illustrator
- Nathan C. Brooks, American educator
- Ned Brooks, American broadcaster
- Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
- Noah Brooks, American journalist
O
- Oliver Brooks, British soldier
- Overton Brooks, American politician
P
- Pattie Brooks, American singer
- Paul Brooks (1921-1946), English cricketer
- Phil Brooks (born 1978), American professional wrestler better known as CM Punk
- Philip John Brooks, British folk musician
- Phillips Brooks, American Episcopalian bishop and writer
- Preston Brooks, American politician
R
- Ralph G. Brooks, American politician
- Ramy Brooks, American dog racer
- Randy Brooks (disambiguation)
- Ray Brooks (actor), English actor
- Rich Brooks (born 1941), American football coach
- Richard Brooks (1912–1992), American film writer, director and producer
- Richard Brooks (actor) (b. 1962), American actor
- Robert Brooks (born 1970), former NFL football player
- Robert Edward Brooks (born 1966), British wrestler known as Robbie Brookside
- Robert W. Brooks, mathematician
- Rodney Brooks (b. 1954), director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- Romaine Brooks, American painter
S
- Samuel Brooks, Manchester (UK) businessman
- Scott Brooks, American basketball player
- Sean Brooks, American potato chip activist
- Shelton Brooks, American popular music composer
- Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist and activist
- Stacy Brooks, public critic of the Church of Scientology
- Steve Brooks (disambiguation) or Stephen Brooks
T
- Terry Brooks (b. 1944), American author
- Theodore Marley Brooks, fictional character from Doc Savage
- Tina Brooks, American jazz saxophonist
- Tom Brooks, Australian cricketer
- Tony Brooks, British racing driver
- Travis Brooks, Australian field hockey player
V
- Van Wyck Brooks, American writer
- Vincent K. Brooks, US Army brigadier general
W
- Walter R. Brooks, American children's writer
- Wiley Brooks, founder of the Breatharian Institute of America
- William Brooks (disambiguation)
See also
- Brooks
- Baron Crawshaw, family name Brooks
- Brookes
- Brook (disambiguation)
- Brooke
References
- ^ British surnames
- ^ a b c d Origin and History of the Name of Brooks: With Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of that Name (PDF). The Crescent Family Record. Chicago, Illinois (United States): American Publishers' Association. 2007-06-06 [1905]. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
The name of Brooks is said to have derived from residence near a stream.
- ^ Harper, Douglas (2001). "brook". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "brook". Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (1989 ed. ed.). New York: Portland House. 1989. p. 189. ISBN 0-517-68781-X.
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