Brookfield

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English brōc (brook) + feld (field).

Proper noun

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Brookfield (countable and uncountable, plural Brookfields)

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A suburb of Hadfield, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0195). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Kingstone parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4334). [2]
    3. A suburb and ward in north-east Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5631).
    4. A southern suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4815). [3]
    5. A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4164).
  2. A number of places in Canada:
    1. A community on the north-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    2. A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
    4. A community in Lot 24 township, Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    2. An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
    3. A village and zoo in Cook County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
    5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
    7. A town and hamlet therein, in Madison County, New York.
    8. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
    9. A city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
    10. A town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
    11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brookfield Township.
  4. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A suburb of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. [4]
  7. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English, from any of the villages in England.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brookfield is the 51396th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 405 individuals. Brookfield is most common among White (79.01%) and Black/African American (16.05%) individuals.

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