| ![Show Contents]() Westbrooks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Westbrooks is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in one of the places called Westbrook in Kent, Berkshire, or on the Isle of Wight. The surname Westbrooks belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Westbrooks familyThe surname Westbrooks was first found in Kent where one of the first records of the name was Reginald de Westbroc who in 1255 was listed in that county's Feet of Fines. A few years later, John de Westbroke was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. Over one hundred years later, Edmind Westbrook was listed in the Feet of Fines of Essex in 1440. 1 Another reference lists Richards de Westbrek in Surrey during the reign of Edward I 2. They were Lords of the manor of Elsted for many years. Early History of the Westbrooks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Westbrooks research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1616, 1659, 1660, 1666, 1675 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Westbrooks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Westbrooks Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Westbrooks family name include Westbrooke, Westbrook, Westbrock, Westbrocke and others. Early Notables of the Westbrooks familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Westbrooks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Westbrooks RankingIn the United States, the name Westbrooks is the 7,111st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Westbrooks familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Westbrooks surname or a spelling variation of the name include : John Westbrook who settled in West New Jersey in 1664; William Westbrook landed in America in 1772; William T. Westbrook settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1859.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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