About Brooklyn
The surname Brooklyn is derived from the place name Brooklyn, which is a borough of New York City. It is believed to have originated from the Dutch word "Breukelen," meaning "broken land" or "marshland." The surname Brooklyn signifies an association with the place or a person who hailed from Brooklyn, New York.
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The surname Brooklyn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Brooklyn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Brooklyn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.