Washbrook is a
locational surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. of
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
origin, named after villages such as
Washbrook
Washbrook is a village and former civil parish south west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Copdock and Washbrook, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 517. In 1961 the parish ...
in Suffolk.
[''Internet Surname Database'']
"Last Name: Washbrook"
Retrieved on 4 January 2016. The name may refer to:
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Cyril Washbrook
Cyril Washbrook (6 December 1914 – 27 April 1999) was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and England. He had a long career, split by World War II, and ending when he was aged 44. Washbrook, who is most famous for opening the batt ...
(1914–1999), British cricket player
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Danny Washbrook (born 1985), British rugby league player
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English toponymic surnames