Brinck Surname

176,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Brinck Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the Dutch surname Brinck, when Brinck brothers came to Brazil. In Dutch ck sounds like guer, with a guttural g. From then on, its spelling was Portuguese, hence the name Bringer. As we know, in Portuguese there is tendency to change the sound r at the end of words for the sound l.

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Brinck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5921:612,26249,664
Denmark4371:12,9171,238
Germany4101:196,35522,641
Sweden3611:27,2762,218
Brazil3081:695,04725,538
Chile511:345,4219,676
Canada411:898,67368,969
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Finland331:166,56714,872
Norway301:171,41020,526
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England101:5,571,806158,774
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Brinck (17) may also be a first name.

Brinck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Dutch surname Brinck, when Brinck brothers came to Brazil. In Dutch ck sounds like guer, with a guttural g. From then on, its spelling was Portuguese, hence the name Bringer. As we know, in Portuguese there is tendency to change the sound r at the end of words for the sound l. So Bringer became Bríngel.

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Brinck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brinck Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brinck occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,876th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,012,627 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Brinck are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 592 people, or 1 in 612,262. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Brinck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brinck surname grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brinck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brinck surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brinck earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning 324,996 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning R 233,856 per year; in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $47,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruinck920/
Brink9146,514/
Brinc91317/
Brnck911/
Brinke831,172/
Åbrink83134/
Brenck8361/
Brinkø8310/
Brünck835/
Vrinck831/
Brienk831/
Bringk831/
Brzink831/
Brimck831/
Øbrink831/
Brinnk830/
Brincková80161/
Brinckova803/
Brnk801/
Brencke777/
Håbrink772/
Brinnke771/
Brinkcs771/
Brenk732,155/
Bring731,629/
Brynk7374/
Brenc7365/
Brønk7316/
Brinx733/
Brinq732/
Brnke731/
Brimk731/
Brińk731/
Brünk731/
Brenncke7157/
Brinkova7156/
Brinková712/
Brings672,479/
Brenke671,131/
Brzenk67251/
Brencs6751/
Brünke6737/
Briong6722/
Bruing6722/
Brring6718/
Brinkehed6714/
Børing678/
Åbring678/
Brynke677/
Bringø674/
Bringh673/
Bruenk672/
Bhring672/
Hbring672/
Bringg672/
Båring672/
Brengk672/
Bringt672/
Brehnk671/
Brenkh671/
Brenøc671/
Bringz671/
Brimke670/

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Brinck Reference & Research

Brink DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brink FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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