# Brooke (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brooke/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,027 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,717 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,417 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (4,731 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɹʊk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Brook |

## Etymology

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brooke in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brooke in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Brooke

- Edward Brooke, American politician from Massachusetts (1919–2015)
- Ashlynn Brooke, American pornographic actress
- Hillary Brooke, American film actress (1914–1999)
- Siân Brooke, British actress
- Tyler Brooke, actor (1886-1943)
- Walter Brooke, American actor (1914-1986)
- Van Dyke Brooke, American actor, screenwriter and film director (1859-1921)
- Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and musician
- Heather Brooke, British/American journalist
- Paul Brooke, British actor
- Robert Brooke, American politician (1761-1800)
- Walker Brooke, American politician (1813-1869)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Burke, Brock, Brake, Brook, Brokaw, Bork, Berke, Bourke, Brekke, Borek, Brakke, Brooks.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.