There are
1046
Brookings in the USA
Brooking is the
24075th
most common last name in the USA

Historical figures and celebrities called Brooking

FulkeGreville

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554 – 1628), also de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke, known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman.

GeorgeBrooke

George Brooke (c.1533 – 19 February 1603) was an English conspirator, executed for his role in the Babington Plot.

AlisonBroinowski

Alison Broinowski (born 1948) is an Australian author, academic, activist and former Australian Public Service officer of Australian and English parentage.

EricBrook

Eric Fred Brook (27 November 1907 – 29 March 1965) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Manchester City.

JimmyBrooking

James Jack Brooking, known as Jimmy Brooking (17 August 1932 – 18 February 2022), was a New Zealand Rugby Union player who played at lock for Wellington and the New Zealand All Blacks.

LaineyBrooking

Lainey Brooking is a British bobsledder.

AnthonyJohn

Anthony John Charles Brooke, born 11 August 1949, is the eldest son of Queen consort Dayang Masuyai Laila (née Cecilia Ann Fitzgerald), the younger daughter of a prominent Irish Australian doctor, Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald.

GrahamBrookes

Graham Brookes is a British botanist, plant-breeding specialist and agricultural economist, specializing in the economic and environmental impact of biotechnology, including genetically modified crops.

LeslieBrookes

Leslie Brookes (13 Dec 1921 - 1988) was a Canadian physicist who, with Austin Long of the University of Chicago, worked in the 1950s on radio astronomy's CMB, or cosmic microwave background.

JudithBrooking

Judith Brooking became the first woman to hold office as Treasurer in Devon County Council since it was established in 1889. She became associated with the Labour Party and served as Higher Brixham councillor for ten years.

Brooking Genealogy

OriginsThe surname 'Brooking' is of English origin, derived from the Old English name 'Broc' or 'Brook,' meaning 'a dweller by the brook or stream.'
Geographic DistributionThe surname 'Brooking' is most commonly found in the United Kingdom and particularly in the counties of Devon and Cornwall. It is also found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, often due to migration from the UK.
VariationsVariations of the surname 'Brooking' include 'Brookinge,' 'Brookings,' and 'Brookyn.'
Migration and ImmigrationThe name 'Brooking' has been carried by immigrants from England to various countries, particularly during periods of British colonization and industrialization.