Brooks

Brooks is thought to have been derived from both the Swedish surname Bäckland, (bäck, "brook", "stream") and lund ("grove"); and in English, Gaelic and Scottish from "of the brook". The word brook derives from the Old English broc and appears in the Medieval predecessors of Brooks (Ate-Broc and Atte-Broc). The surname arrived in North America from England in the mid-seventeenth century. The surname Brooks is recorded in Ireland from the 1600s. O'Laughlin reports that "some of the name could stem from Irish origins, the name being changed into the English word 'Brook' or Brooks." The surname is also found among English-speaking Ashkenazi Jews, deriving from the male Hebrew given name Boruch ("blessed"). A A. Brooks (Middlesex cricketer) (born ), English cricketer Aaron Brooks (disambiguation), multiple people Abraham Brooks (1852–1925), English cricketer Adam Brooks (disambiguation), multiple people Adrian Brooks (born 1957), English soccer player Ahmad Brooks (born 1984), American football linebacker Ahmad D. Brooks (born 1980), American football player and sports broadcaster Aimee Brooks (born 1974), American actress Albert Brooks (born 1947), American actor, comedian, and director Alden Brooks (1882–1964), American writer Alex Brooks (born 1976), American ice hockey player Alexandra Brooks (born 1995), English footballer Alfred Brooks (disambiguation), multiple people Alison Brooks (born 1962), Canadian architect Allan Brooks (1869–1946), Canadian ornithologist and bird artist Allette Brooks (fl.