Seabrook

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Sǣga or sǣge (“slowly moving”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).

Proper noun

Seabrook (countable and uncountable, plural Seabrooks)

1. A placename:
   1. A suburban coastal village in Hythe parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1835).
   2. An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
   3. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
   4. A census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
   5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
   7. An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
   8. A city in Harris County, Texas, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Seabrook is the 11101^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.