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Brook 1
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German, Dutch

Meaning & History

Topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, from Low German brook, Dutch broek (cf. Bruch).
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Topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or a stream that frequently flooded, from Middle High German bruoch "water meadow" or "marsh" (cognate to old English broc "brook", "stream".
Added 8/5/2014 by Fanny
Edited 2/1/2016 by Sofia

Brook 2
not set
Type Surname (from nickname & from occupation)
Usage German, Jewish

Meaning & History

Americanized spelling of German Bruch and Jewish Bruck.
Added 8/5/2014 by Fanny


See Also

Brook