Brooksby

Brooksby Meaning & Origin

About Brooksby
The surname Brooksby is of English origin and is derived from a combination of two elements. The first part, "Brooks," refers to a small stream or a brook, while the second part, "by," means a settlement or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brooksby can be interpreted as "the settlement or village near the brook." This surname likely originated from a place name, indicating that the first bearers of the name resided near or were associated with a brook or stream.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Brooksby: 277
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 70,645
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKSP
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R UH1 K S B IY0
🌐 IPA
/brooksby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKSP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brooksby in Braille

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

The name Brooksby in braille

How to sign the name Brooksby using Sign Language

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

The name Brooksby in sign language

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