Brook vs Martin

Brook

name
  • A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook. 

  • A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644). 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brooks. 

  • A hamlet in Albury parish, Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0646). 

  • A surname from Hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”). 

  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Brooke. 

  • A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States. 

  • A village in Brighstone parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3983). 

  • A hamlet in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9338). 

  • A hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2609) 

Martin

name
  • An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a mere. 

  • A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint. 

  • A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota, United States. 

  • A surname originating as a patronymic. 

  • A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3347). 

How often have the words Brook and Martin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )