Brookfield

English

Etymology

From Old English brōc (“brook”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Brookfield (countable and uncountable, plural Brookfields)

1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A suburb of Hadfield, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0195).
   2. A hamlet in Kingstone parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4334).
   3. A suburb and ward in north-east Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5631).
   4. A southern suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4815).
   5. A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4164).
2. A number of places in Canada:
   1. A community on the north-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
   2. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
   3. A neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
   4. A community in Lot 24 township, Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
   2. An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
   3. A village and zoo in Cook County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
   5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
   6. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
   7. A town and hamlet therein, in Madison County, New York.
   8. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
   9. A city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
   10. A town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
   11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brookfield Township.
4. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
5. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia.
6. A suburb of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
7. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English, from any of the villages in England.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brookfield is the 51396^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 405 individuals. Brookfield is most common among White (79.01%) and Black/African American (16.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brookfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.