Meaning:
Its source is broka, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "A small stream."
Popularity:
The name Brooks ranked 726th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 829th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.