Millbrook

English

Etymology

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).

Proper noun

Millbrook (countable and uncountable, plural Millbrooks)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0138).
   2. A civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).
   3. A suburb of Axminster, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY3098).
   4. A hamlet in North Molton parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS7530).
   5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9799).
   6. A suburb and former civil parish in Southampton, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3913).
2. A rural district of Victoria, Australia.
3. A village in the township of Cavan Monaghan, Ontario, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Autauga County and Elmore County, Alabama.
   2. A village in Kendall County, Illinois.
   3. A ghost town in Graham County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.
   5. An unincorporated community in Warren County, New Jersey.
   6. A village in Dutchess County, New York.
   7. A former village in Wake County, North Carolina, since incorporated into the city of Raleigh.
   8. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio.
   9. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Millbrook is the 100302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Millbrook is most common among Black/African American (75.0%) and White (17.22%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Millbrook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 591.