Middlebrook Surname History

Origins Available:
England

The Middlebrook surname is derived from Middle English word "middel," meaning "middle," and "broke," meaning a brook or stream. Thus it was likely originally a name for someone who lived by a stream called by this name.

Early Origins of the Middlebrook family

The surname Middlebrook was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1334 when Thomas of Middlebroke held estates in that county.

Early History of the Middlebrook family

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Middlebrook Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Middlebrook, Middlebrooks, Midelbrook, Middlebrock, Middlebroke, Middelbrock and many more.

Early Notables of the Middlebrook family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Middlebrook family of Kent

Middlebrook Ranking

In the United States, the name Middlebrook is the 11,339^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Middlebrook migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Middlebrook Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joseph Middlebrook, who settled in Massachusetts in 1635
John Middlebrook, who landed in New England in 1644 2

Middlebrook Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Theophilus Middlebrook, who settled in Maryland in 1733

Middlebrook Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H. G. Middlebrook, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852

Middlebrook migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Middlebrook Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Richard Middlebrook, aged 43, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Macedon" 3
Richard Middlebrook, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Macedon" in 1849 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Middlebrook (post 1700) +

Willie Robert Middlebrook Jr. (1957-2012), American photographer, artist and advocate
Robert David Middlebrook (1929-2010), American professor of electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology
Jason Douglas Middlebrook (b. 1975), American retired professional baseball pitcher
Diane Middlebrook (1939-2007), American biographer, poet and teacher
Willie Middlebrook (1858-1919), English first-class cricketer
Sir William Middlebrook (1851-1936), 1st Baronet was an English solicitor and Liberal Party politician
James Middlebrook (b. 1977), English cricketer
Lindsay Middlebrook (b. 1955), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
Martin Middlebrook FRHistS (1932-2024), British military historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The MACEDON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Macedon.htm