Brooks is a surname that is thought to have been derived from the condition of residing near a stream (or brook).^[1] The Hundred Rolls, a late thirteenth century census of England and part of Wales, contains many uses of "Broke" and variants "Brock" and "Brok" as a surname.^[1] The word "brook" derives from the Old English "broc" and appears in the Medieval predecessors of "Brooks" such as "Ate-Broc" and "Atte-Broc".^[1][2][3] The surname is also found among English-speaking Ashkenazi Jews, deriving from the male Hebrew given name Boruch, meaning "blessed", a derivation that may also have contributed to its origins in medieval England and Wales. The surname arrived in North America from England in the mid-seventeenth century.^[1]

The surname Brooks is shared by many notable people.

Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Aaron Brooks (disambiguation)
• Ahmad Brooks (b. 1984), American football linebacker
• Albert Brooks (b. 1947), actor, comedian, and director
• Alfred Johnson Brooks (1890–1967), Canadian politician
• Allan Brooks (1869–1946), Canadian bird artist
• Allette Brooks (fl.1996–2001), American folk singer
• Anne Rose Brooks (b. 1963), American actress
• Anthony Brooks (1922–2007), British undercover agent
• Arthur C. Brooks (b. 1964), an American social scientist and musician.
• Avery Brooks (b. 1948), American film/TV actor

[edit] B

• Barney Brooks, American physician
• Barrett Brooks, American football player
• Beverley Brooks, British actress, later Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere
• Bill Brooks (disambiguation), several people
• Bruce Brooks (b. 1950), American author
• Bryant Butler Brooks, American politician

[edit] C

• Caroline St John-Brooks, British journalist and academic
• Charles Brooks (disambiguation)
• Charlie Brooks (b. 1981), Welsh actress
• Chris Brooks (disambiguation)
• Cindy Brooks, American model
• Cleanth Brooks (1906–1994), American literary critic
• Conrad Brooks (b. 1931), American actor
• Constance "Connie" Brooks (see Our Miss Brooks), a fictional English language teacher

[edit] D

• Dallas Brooks, Australian general and politician
• Darin Brooks, American actor
• David Brooks (disambiguation)
• Deanna Brooks, American model
• Derrick Brooks (b. 1973), American professional football player
• Dick Brooks, American racing driver
• Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (b. 1947), former member of girl group The Crystals
• Donald Brooks, American fashion designer
• Donnie Brooks (b. 1936), American pop music singer

[edit] E

• Edmund Wright Brooks (1834–1928), English Quaker philanthropist and cement maker
• Edward Brooks (disambiguation)
• Elisabeth Brooks, Canadian actress
• Elkie Brooks (b. 1945), British singer

[edit] F

• Foster Brooks, American comedian
• Frank Brooks, American baseball player
• Fred Brooks (b. 1931), American software engineer and computer scientist

[edit] G

• Garth Brooks (b. 1962), American musician
• Gary Brooks (b. 1980), Jamaican Association football player
• Geoffrey Michael Brooks, British writer
• Geraldine Brooks (disambiguation)
• Glenn Brooks, Canadian politician
• Golden Brooks, American actress
• Greg Brooks (disambiguation)
• Guy Brooks, American fiddle player
• Gwendolyn Brooks, (1917–2000), award-winning African American woman poet

[edit] H

• Hadda Brooks, American pianist
• Harold Brooks-Baker, American journalist
• Harold E. Brooks, American atmospheric scientist
• Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist
• Harry Brooks (composer), American composer
• Harvey Brooks, American bassist
• Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach
• Horatio G. Brooks, American rail engineer
• Hubie Brooks, American baseball player

[edit] J

• J. Twing Brooks (1884–1956), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
• Jack Brooks (disambiguation)
• James Brooks (disambiguation)
• Jamie Brooks (disambiguation)
• Jason Brooks, American actor
• Jean Brooks, American actress
• Joe Brooks (actor), American actor
• John Brooks (1752–1825), governor of Massachusetts
• John Brooks, Jr. (1783–1813), United States Marine Corps officer
• Joseph Brooks, American politician
• Joseph Brooks (songwriter), American composer and filmmaker
• Juanita Brooks, American writer

[edit] K

• Kimberly Brooks, American actress
• Kix Brooks, American musician from Brooks & Dunn

[edit] L

• Larry Brooks, American football player
• Lela Brooks, Canadian skater
• Lonnie Brooks, American blues musician
• Louise Brooks, American actress

[edit] M

• Maria Gowen Brooks, American poet
• Mark Brooks (disambiguation)
• Maurice Brooks, American naturalist
• Max Brooks, American humorist
• Mehcad Brooks, American actor
• Mel Brooks (b. 1926), American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer
• Meredith Brooks (b. 1958), American musician

[edit] N

• Nan Brooks, American illustrator
• Nathan C. Brooks, American educator
• Ned Brooks, American broadcaster
• Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
• Noah Brooks, American journalist

[edit] O

• Oliver Brooks, British soldier
• Overton Brooks, American politician

[edit] P

• Pattie Brooks, American singer
• Phil Brooks, American wrestler
• Philip John Brooks, British folk musician
• Phillips Brooks, American Episcopalian bishop and writer
• Preston Brooks, American politician

[edit] R

• Ralph G. Brooks, American politician
• Ramy Brooks, American dog racer
• Randy Brooks (disambiguation), several people
• Ray Brooks (actor), English actor
• Rich Brooks, American football coach
• Richard Brooks (1912–1992), American film writer, director and producer
• Richard Brooks (actor) (b. 1962), American actor
• Robert Brooks (born 1970), former NFL football player
• Robert Edward Brooks (born 1966), British wrestler known as Robbie Brookside
• Rodney Brooks (b. 1954), director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
• Romaine Brooks, American painter

[edit] S

• Samuel Brooks, Manchester (UK) businessman
• Scott Brooks, American basketball player
• Shelton Brooks, American popular music composer
• Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist and activist
• Stacy Brooks, public critic of the Church of Scientology
• Steve Brooks or Stephen Brooks (disambiguation)

[edit] T

• Terry Brooks (b. 1944), American author
• Theodore Marley Brooks, fictional character from Doc Savage
• Tina Brooks, American jazz saxophonist
• Tom Brooks, Australian cricketer
• Tony Brooks, British racing driver
• Travis Brooks, Australian field hockey player

[edit] V

• Van Wyck Brooks, American writer
• Vincent K. Brooks, US Army brigadier general

[edit] W

• Walter R. Brooks, American children's writer
• Wiley Brooks, founder of the Breatharian Institute of America
• William Brooks (disambiguation)

[edit] See also

• Brooks
• Baron Crawshaw, family name Brooks
• Brookes
• Brook
• Brooke

[edit] References

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