The brook settlement
Derived from Old English elements 'broc' meaning brook and 'tun' meaning enclosure or settlement. It originally served as an English habitational surname for families living near a small stream.
Less common today
Brockton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,717 in 1995.
Comic book writer and filmmaker
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
