Find out how popular the last name Millbrooks is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Millbrooks.

Millbrooks, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Millbrooks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Millbrooks in America

Millbrooks is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Millbrooks surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Millbrooks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Millbrooks to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Millbrooks

The surname Millbrooks is an English name that originated in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire in the north of England. It dates back to the medieval period, likely emerging between the 12th and 14th centuries. The name is derived from the Old English words "myln" meaning mill and "broc" meaning brook or stream, thus referring to a mill located near a brook or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where it is spelled "de Mulnebrok". This indicates the name was initially a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a mill by a brook. Over time, the spelling evolved to its modern form of Millbrooks.

In the 13th century, a notable bearer of the name was William de Mulnebrok, who was recorded as holding lands in Yorkshire in the Feet of Fines for 1246. The Feet of Fines were legal records documenting the transfer of land ownership during this era.

The Millbrooks surname can also be found in the Subsidy Rolls for Lancashire from 1332, which were tax records listing local landowners. This suggests the name had spread to this neighboring county by the 14th century.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Millbrooks surname was John Millbrooks, born around 1450 in Lancashire. He was a yeoman farmer and landowner in the village of Mellor.

Another notable bearer of the name was Robert Millbrooks, born in 1585 in Yorkshire. He was a successful merchant and was recorded as a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in London, one of the city's prestigious livery companies.

In the 17th century, the Millbrooks surname appeared in the records of the Hearth Tax, a tax levied on households in England and Wales based on the number of hearths or fireplaces they had. This provides evidence of the name's continued presence in both Lancashire and Yorkshire during this period.

One of the more famous individuals with the Millbrooks surname was Sir Thomas Millbrooks, born in 1645 in Lancashire. He was a prominent lawyer and served as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Preston from 1689 to 1695.

While not as common as some other English surnames, the Millbrooks name has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its locational origins in the north of England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Millbrooks

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Millbrooks.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Millbrooks was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Millbrooks has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Millbrooks was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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