Philbrook is a

locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

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. An alternative spelling is Philbrick. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633. Retrieved 25 January 2014. The name may refer to: *

Frank Philbrook Frank Arthur Philbrook (9 November 1931 30 October 2017) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto as MD in 1958, and was a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. ...

(born 1931), Canadian politician *

George Philbrook George Warren Philbrook (October 10, 1884 – March 25, 1964) was an American football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where failed to complete his ...

(1884–1964), American athlete *

James Philbrook James Philbrook was an American actor who appeared in several major films, including ''I Want to Live!'' (1958), ''Woman Obsessed'' and as Colonel Tall in the 1964 war picture '' The Thin Red Line''. He had supporting roles on television, includ ...

(1924–1982), American actor *

John N. Philbrook John M. Philbrook (1840–1923) was an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Philbrook served a term in the Maine House of Representatives (1893–1894) and in the Maine Senate (1903–1904) from Bethel, Maine. He also served as an Oxf ...

(1840–1923), American politician * Mary Philbrook (1872–1958), American lawyer * Simon Philbrook (born 1965), British cricket player *

Warren C. Philbrook Warren Coffin Philbrook (November 30, 1857 – May 31, 1933) was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Attorney General of Maine. A Republican, Philbrook served in a variety of political, legal, and judicial roles throughout the U.S. ...

(1857–1933), American politician

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{{surname Surnames of British Isles origin

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