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The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Brockbank come from when the family resided in Yorkshire, where the name is derived from two places with the name Brooksbank in the West Riding. These place names are derived from Old English: brokes, the genitive of broke, which means "brook, stream"; and bank, as in riverbank. 1 2
The surname Brockbank was first found in Yorkshire where one of the first listings of the name was Thomas Brokesbank, who was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brockbank research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1612, 1694, 1741, 1743, 1756 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Brockbank History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Brockbank has been recorded under many different variations, including Brookbank, Brocksbank, Brookebank, Brooksbank and many more.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brockbank Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Brockbank or a variant listed above: