Brookfield

Brookfield Meaning & Origin

About Brookfield
The surname Brookfield is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "broc" meaning "brook" and "feld" meaning "field." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name lived near or owned land by a brook or stream. The name Brookfield signifies a connection to a specific geographical feature, highlighting the ancestral association with a particular area characterized by fields and brooks.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brookfield is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brookfield: 405
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,396
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brookfield based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Brookfield is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6021043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R UH1 K F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrʊkˌfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brookfield in Braille

Here's how to represent Brookfield in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brookfield in braille

How to sign the name Brookfield using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brookfield using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brookfield in sign language

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