How common is the last name Brooks?

244,116 people in the United States have the last name Brooks, about 1 in 1,224. It ranks #85 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BROOKS

#85

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
244,116
About
1 in 1,224
This common or more
15.6%
Who bears it

Of the 244,116 people with the last name Brooks, 57.7% reported their origin as White, 32.5% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Brooks

#83 Richardson · 249,840#84 Chavez · 244,201#86 James · 243,502#87 Watson · 242,956

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Brooks, most common first.

#6,827 Brooke · 4,739#7,910 Brook · 4,025#41,313 Brocks · 568#110,961 Broos · 169#149,446 Broocks · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Brooks ranks #1,274 of 53,615, with 29,168 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 4,965 births. See Brooks as a first name

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