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Brooks is a surname of Germanic/French origin, that is thought to have been derived from the condition of either residing near a stream (or brook). The first known reference to the name "Brooks" comes from one of the barons (deBruc) who accompanied William the Conqueror (1066) in the invasion of Britain. The word "brook" derives from the Old English ''broc'' and appears in the Medieval predecessors of "Brooks" such as "Ate-Broc" and "Atte-Broc".〔 The surname arrived in North America from England in the mid-seventeenth century.〔 The surname 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'', meaning "blessed". The surname Brooks is shared by many notable people: ==A== * A. Brooks (Middlesex cricketer) (b. c. 1800), English cricketer * Aaron Brooks (disambiguation) * Abraham Brooks (1852–1925), English cricketer * Adam Brooks (disambiguation) * Adrian Brooks (b. 1957), English soccer player * Ahmad Brooks (b. 1984), American football linebacker * Ahmad D. Brooks (b. 1980), American football player and sports broadcaster * Aimee Brooks (b. 1974), American actress * Albert Brooks (b. 1947), American actor, comedian, and director * Alden Brooks (1882–1964), American writer * Alex Brooks (b. 1976), American ice hockey player * Alfred Brooks (disambiguation) * Alison Brooks (b. 1962), Canadian architect * Allan Brooks (1869–1946), Canadian bird artist * Allette Brooks (fl. 1996–2001), American folk singer * Allison Brooks (1917–2006), American aviator * Alvin Brooks, American basketball coach * Amanda Brooks (b. 1981), American actress * Amber Brooks (b. 1991), American soccer player * Ameal Brooks (1904–1971), American baseball player * Andy Brooks, British Communist leader * Angel Brooks, character on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Angela Brooks, American architect, partner in Brooks + Scarpa * Angelle Brooks (b. 1967), American actress * Angie Brooks (1928–2007), Liberian diplomat and jurist * Annabel Brooks (b. 1962), British actress * Anne Brooks (b. 1938), American physician and nun * Anne Rose Brooks (b. 1963), American actress * Anthony Brooks (1922–2007), British undercover agent * Anthony Michael Brooks (b. 1993), American speedcuber * April Brooks, the real name of professional wrestler AJ Lee * April Brooks, a fictional character in the British television series ''Emmerdale'' * Archie Brooks, fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Art Brooks, see Arthur Brooks (disambiguation) * Arthur Brooks (disambiguation) * Avery Brooks (b. 1948), American film/TV actor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooks (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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