Brooking

Brooking Meaning & Origin

About Brooking
The surname Brooking is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "broc" meaning "brook" or "stream" and the suffix "-ing" indicating "descendant" or "belonging to." Therefore, the surname Brooking is likely to have originated as a locational name for someone who lived near a brook or stream. It could also have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area characterized by brooks or streams.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brooking: 1,046
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24075
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.35

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brooking 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 Brooking is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKNK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B602052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R UH1 K IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/ˈbrʊkɪŋ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brooking in Braille

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

The name Brooking in braille

How to sign the name Brooking using Sign Language

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

The name Brooking in sign language

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