As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BROOKSBANK. Local: from residence ou the bank, not of a mere streamlet, but of something much greater, "A hrook," says Yerstegan, " we now take to be a small

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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