Submitted Surname Revision History

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2/1/2016, 4:07 PM Sofia merge 2 names
8/5/2014, 3:56 PM Fanny

Name Brook
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German, Dutch
Edit Status Statusnot set

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