Brooksbank

Brooksbank Meaning & Origin

About Brooksbank
The surname Brooksbank is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "broc" meaning "brook" or "stream" and "bank" meaning "bank" or "shore." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brooksbank can be interpreted as "dweller by the stream bank" or "one who lives near a brook or stream." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name resided near a brook or stream.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brooksbank: 269
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,332
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKSPNK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6021052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R UH1 K S B AE2 NG K
🌐 IPA
/brooksbank*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKSPNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brooksbank in Braille

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

The name Brooksbank in braille

How to sign the name Brooksbank using Sign Language

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

The name Brooksbank in sign language

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