Holbrook

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Halbrook, Halbrooks === Etymology === From Old English hol (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + brōc (“stream, brook”). === Proper noun === Holbrook (countable and uncountable, plural Holbrooks) A common placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645). A hamlet in Charlton Musgrove parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6828). A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1636). A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Navajo County, Arizona. An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Idaho. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A village in Furnas County, Nebraska. A census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York. An unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia. A town in the Greater Hume council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Holbrook is the 1502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23843 individuals. Holbrook is most common among White (91.52%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holbrook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.