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Brookfield
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English
Etymology
From en ang brōc brook + ang feld field.
Proper noun
~ s
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en suburb town/Hadfield bor/High Peak co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK0195. OS: Derbyshire
en hamlet par/Kingstone co/Herefordshire cc/England OS grid ref SO4334. OS: Herefordshire
en suburb and ward in north-east city/Preston co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD5631.
en southern suburb town/Middlesbrough co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref NZ4815. OS: Middlesbrough
en village carea/Renfrewshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS4164.
en number of places c/Canada:
en community on the north-east coast of isl/Newfoundland p/Newfoundland and Labrador.
en community co/Colchester County p/Nova Scotia.
en neighbourhood city/Sault Ste. Marie p/Ontario.
en community in Lot 24, Prince Edward Island Lot 24 township, co/Queens County p/Prince Edward Island.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Fairfield County s/Connecticut.
en unincorporated community co/Tift County s/Georgia.
en village/and/zoo co/Cook County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Moral co/Shelby County s/Indiana.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts.
en town co/Carroll County s/New Hampshire.
en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Madison County s/New York.
en town co/Orange County s/Vermont.
en city co/Waukesha County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Waukesha County s/Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
en A number of <<townships>> in the United States, including in <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Iowa>> (2), <<s/Michigan>> (2), <<s/Minnesota>>, <<s/Missouri>>, <<s/Ohio>> (2) and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Brookfield Township.
en number of places c/Australia:
en locality in the carea/Dungog eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en suburb city/Brisbane s/Queensland c/Australia.
en suburb city/Melbourne in the City of Melton, s/Victoria c/Australia.
en suburb city/Tauranga r/Bay of Plenty c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en countable en habitational Old English, from any of the villages in England.
Derived terms
en Brookfield Center East Brookfield North Brookfield West Brookfield
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Brookfield is the 51396th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 405 individuals. Brookfield is most common among White (79.01%) and Black/African American (16.05%) individuals.
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