Brookbank Family History
Brookbank Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): topographic name from Middle English brok(e) ‘stream brook’ + bank(e) ‘ridge slope bank’ for someone who lived by the bank of a brook. The name may be habitational as well and early forms suggests that the source may be a lost place in the vicinity of Warley (Yorkshire). It may also have been confused with Brocklebank .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022