Definitions for brooks
brʊks; waɪkbrooks

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brooks, Van Wyck Brooksnoun

   United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brooksnoun

   A topographic surname, variant of Brook.

2. Brooksnoun

   A male given name

3. Brooksnoun

   A placename A city in Alberta, Canada A town in Georgia, United States A census-designated place in Kentucky, United States A town in Maine, United States A city in Minnesota, United States

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1. brooks

   Brooks are small, natural freshwater streams or creeks, usually referring to watercourses that are smaller than rivers or tributaries. They are commonly found in hilly or mountainous regions, and may also refer to small streams feeding into larger bodies of water such as lakes or larger rivers.

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1. Brooks

   Brooks is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Brooks as a census-designated place. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 census the population was 398. Brooks is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located about nine miles north of Salem near Oregon Route 99E on French Prairie.

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1. BROOKS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brooks is ranked #82 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brooks surname appeared 251,663 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 85 would have the surname Brooks.
   
   60.2% or 151,551 total occurrences were White.
   33.4% or 84,232 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 6,443 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 6,241 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 1,988 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 1,208 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Literary Critic

How to pronounce brooks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say brooks in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brooks in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brooks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of brooks in a Sentence

1. Tony Jacklin:

   I like Fleetwood and I expect him to do something special, i thought he was unlucky at British Open. He succumbed on the third day when the USGA organizers put the pins in stupid places. He shot a 78 while American Brooks Koepka managed a 72 so that was the big difference.

2. John Dryden:

   Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

3. Webb Simpson:

   Knowing that Brooks Koepka and Rory are out in front, I knew it needed to be a low round.

4. Jessica Cadmus:

   Brooks Brothers' bankruptcy filing is really quite incredible.

5. Sean Pritchard:

   Across the country the ACLU is pushing for no bail or drastically reduced bail similar to what the hate-filled repeat offender Darrell Brooks was out on prior to him running down and killing innocent people at the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade, if Brooks was held in custody for his most recent offense on a bail amount commensurate with his extensive criminal history then those innocent parade goers would be alive today.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brooks
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brooks
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brooks
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html