Seabrook
English
Etymology
From either an Old English personal name *Sǣga or sǣge (“slowly moving”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).
Proper noun
Seabrook (countable and uncountable, plural Seabrooks)
- A placename:
- A suburban coastal village in Hythe parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1835).
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
- A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
- A census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
- A city in Harris County, Texas, United States.
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Seabrook is the 11101th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2859 individuals. Seabrook is most common among Black/African American (55.58%) and White (38.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Seabrook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.