Brookins
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A topographic surname for someone who lived by a stream, from a derivative of Old English brōc (“stream, brook”).
Proper noun
Brookins (plural Brookinses)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brookins is the 6219th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5499 individuals. Brookins is most common among Black/African American (56.52%) and White (38.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brookins”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.