Show ContentsMiddlebrooks Surname History

The Middlebrooks 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 Middlebrooks family

The surname Middlebrooks 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 Middlebrooks family

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Middlebrooks Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Middlebrooks family

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Middlebrooks Ranking

In the United States, the name Middlebrooks is the 6,260th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Middlebrooks migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Middlebrooks Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Alma L. Middlebrooks, aged 9, who settled in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1924
  • Elsie B. Middlebrooks, aged 27, who immigrated to Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1924
  • Grace S. Middlebrooks, aged 29, who settled in Atlanta, Ga., in 1924
  • Grover Middlebrooks, aged 36, who immigrated to Atlanta, Ga., in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Middlebrooks (post 1700) +

  • Donald M. Middlebrooks (b. 1946), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1997-)
  • C. Edward Middlebrooks (b. 1955), American Republican politician, Member of the State Senate District 32 for Maryland (1995-1999) 2
  • Windell D. Middlebrooks (1979-2015), American film and television actor, best known as the straight-talking Miller High Life delivery man
  • Felicia Middlebrooks (b. 1957), American radio news broadcaster
  • David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. (b. 1926), former United States federal judge from Pensacola, Florida
  • Levy Middlebrooks (b. 1966), American former professional basketball player
  • Willie Frank Middlebrooks (b. 1979), American retired CFL football defensive back
  • William Scott Middlebrooks (b. 1988), American Major League Baseball third baseman


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2012, September 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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