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Holbrook
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Halbrook Halbrooks
Etymology
From en ang hol hole; hollow, sunken + ang brōc stream, brook.
Proper noun
~ s
A common placename:
en place cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Amber Valley co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK3645. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en hamlet par/Charlton Musgrove dist/South Somerset co/Somerset OS grid ref ST6828.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Babergh co/Suffolk OS grid ref TM1636. Parish map (Suffolk)
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Navajo County s/Arizona.
en ucomm co/Oneida County s/Idaho.
en town co/Norfolk County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Holbrook, Massachusetts
en village co/Furnas County s/Nebraska.
en hamlet/and/CDP in the towns of x/Brookhaven and x/Islip co/Suffolk County s/New York. TopoZone: Holbrook, New York
en ucomm co/Multnomah County s/Oregon.
en ucomm co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania.
en ucomm co/Ritchie County s/West Virginia.
en town in the carea/Greater Hume southern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Holbrook is the 1502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23843 individuals. Holbrook is most common among White (91.52%) individuals.
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