Brink is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brink
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Germany, Netherlands
Meaning:

Dweller at the edge or slope of a hill; dweller on, or near, the grassy hill.

At the hillock.

The surname Brink is the variation of the Brinckman. From Hanover with George I.

How popular is Brink?

Brink is common in United States, South Africa, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, England, Namibia.

Brink is ranked 12085 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brink bearers increased by 2.96 per cent in 2010 US census to 11982 since 2000, the surname slipped by 170 spots and ranked at 2989. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.65 95.22
Hispanic or Latino 2.35 1.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.54 1.25
Others 1.39 1.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.43
Black 0.33 0.39
Brink is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Netherlands is ahead in terms of density. Around 46508 people have been found who wears Brink as their family name. Brink is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brink:
2,903 United States15,691
577 South Africa11,957
Countries with thousands of Brink:
174 Netherlands6,770
1,841 Germany5,677
481 Sweden1,954
265 Denmark1,771
Countries with hundreds of Brink:
6,241 Canada711
8,462 Australia377
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
19,279 England240
3,784 Namibia108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,043 New Zealand91
49,442 Poland75
8,354 Finland72
106,020 France72
158,943 Thailand67
11,704 Norway61
105,435 Brazil56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,684 Switzerland44
174,427 Russia43
32,801 Belgium42
41,125 Spain39
7,171 Ireland29
43,741 Zimbabwe28
13,939 Uruguay21
47,931 Austria17
34,591 Mexico17
15,474 Estonia15
6,192 Cambodia11
2,447 Iceland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
16,869 Wales10
20,130 Afghanistan9
1,511 Aruba9
4,774 Hong Kong8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
70,659 Tanzania7
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

25 years old farmer Fridrich Brink who was residing in Brueckeburg, Germany migrated to Indiana on August 27, 1855 by Hermine put out from Bremen. Mariane Brink (26), Leda Brink, aged 24, 30 years old Catherina Brink, Emile Brink (30) Farmer, 7 years old Margaretha Brink, Marie Brink (21), 19 years old Wilhne. Brink, Joh. Brink, aged 31, and 219 other Brink around 43.08% of whom were farmer while others worked as baker and laborer, joiner, daughter, shoemaker, servant, weaver, spinster, carpenter, merchant migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp and Hamburg.

Brink Namesakes

  • Jan ten Brink, Dutch writer
  • Royal Alexander Brink, Canadian-born plant geneticist and plant breeder at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Jos Brink, Dutch actor, radio and musical performer
  • Carol Ryrie Brink, American author of over thirty juvenile and adult books
  • André Brink, South African novelist
  • Andries Brink, South African military commander
  • Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink, German philologist
  • James Brink, American tennis player
  • Larry Brink, American football defensive end
  • Chris Brink, South African mathematician and academic
  • George Brink, South African military commander
  • Jörgen Brink, retired Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
  • Alex Brink, former professional Canadian football quarterback
  • Christian Brink, Norwegian footballer that plays for Sarpsborg 08 as a central defender
  • Julius Brink, beach volleyball player from Germany,
  • Maria Brink, American singer and songwriter

Brink Namesakes

  • Jan ten Brink, Dutch writer
  • Royal Alexander Brink, Canadian-born plant geneticist and plant breeder at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Jos Brink, Dutch actor, radio and musical performer
  • Carol Ryrie Brink, American author of over thirty juvenile and adult books
  • André Brink, South African novelist
  • Andries Brink, South African military commander
  • Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink, German philologist
  • James Brink, American tennis player
  • Larry Brink, American football defensive end
  • Chris Brink, South African mathematician and academic
  • George Brink, South African military commander
  • Jörgen Brink, retired Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
  • Alex Brink, former professional Canadian football quarterback
  • Christian Brink, Norwegian footballer that plays for Sarpsborg 08 as a central defender
  • Julius Brink, beach volleyball player from Germany,
  • Maria Brink, American singer and songwriter

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