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

Tenbrook, 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 Tenbrook surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tenbrook in America

Tenbrook is the 82317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tenbrook surname appeared 229 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 Tenbrook.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tenbrook 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 Tenbrook

The surname TENBROOK is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "ten" meaning "at the" and "broek" meaning "brook" or "stream", suggesting that the name was originally given to someone who lived near a small watercourse or marshy area.

One of the earliest known records of the name TENBROOK can be found in the Dutch municipality of Zevenaar, where a family bearing this surname was documented in the late 1500s. It is believed that this was the original area from which the name spread to other parts of the Netherlands and eventually to other countries.

In the 17th century, the name TENBROOK appeared in various Dutch records and manuscripts, including land registries and church records. One notable mention is found in a 1642 document from the city of Utrecht, which references a Pieter TENBROOK, a merchant and landowner at the time.

As Dutch settlers began to emigrate to other parts of the world, the name TENBROOK traveled with them. In the late 1600s, a family with the surname TENBROOK is recorded as having settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became part of the United States. This family is believed to be among the earliest bearers of the name in North America.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname TENBROOK. One example is Johannes TENBROOK (1725-1802), a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and still-life works. Another is Willem TENBROOK (1836-1914), a Dutch architect who designed several prominent buildings in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname TENBROOK was Cornelius TENBROOK (1790-1865), a farmer and landowner in Pennsylvania. Another notable American bearing this name was Jacob TENBROOK (1818-1892), a Union Army soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

The surname TENBROOK has also been found in other parts of the world, likely carried by Dutch emigrants and their descendants. For instance, there are records of individuals with this surname in South Africa, where Dutch settlers established colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tenbrook

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

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 Tenbrook 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 Tenbrook 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 Tenbrook was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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