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Origin of brooks Total Records: 3  Origin of brooks, Meaning of brooks Origin: Katherine Buckner born in Davisville PA in 1896 - married Hugh Spencer Scott in 1925 in Hatboro PA> one daughter - Betty Jane Scott Cole Surnames: Brooks Submitted by: Origin of brooks, Meaning of brooks Origin: Enfield,Middlesex,England -``Boston,Mass,USA -Swansea,Mass,USA -``Sackville,New Brunswick,Canada Surnames: ESTABROOKS Submitted by: Heather Origin of brooks, Meaning of brooks Origin: Definiton: Derivation of "brook," or a small stream. Also a name given to thoses who came from Brooksbank, the name of several places in England derived from Middle English "brokes" for brook and "bank" for bank. Just about as many origins as there are steams. Surnames: Brooks, Brook, Broke, Brooking, Brookings, Brooksbank Submitted by: Alison 11/22/2009 11:02 PM Page 1 of 1

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