Brink Surname

12,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brink Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Dweller at the Edge or Slope of a Hill [Middle English brink, Scandinavian brink, a verge, slope: cp. also Dutch brink, an edge, &c.]

Brink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,6981:23,0892,903
South Africa11,9571:4,531577
Netherlands6,7701:2,494174
Germany5,6771:14,1811,841
Sweden1,9541:5,039481
Denmark1,7711:3,187265
Canada7111:51,8226,241
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England2401:232,15919,279
Namibia1081:22,3093,784
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Poland751:506,78349,442
Finland721:76,3438,354
France721:922,538106,020
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Norway611:84,30011,704
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Austria171:500,90847,931
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Wales101:309,45316,869
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Panama41:978,06412,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominica11:75,891912
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4681:14,4811,851

The alternate forms: Brińk (1) are calculated separately.

Brink (436) may also be a first name.

Brink Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Dweller at the Edge or Slope of a Hill [Middle English brink, Scandinavian brink, a verge, slope: cp. also Dutch brink, an edge, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “Village Green” in Dutch. (2) Also ground surrounding homestead. (3) “Small Grassy Hill” - Old Dutch name.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at the edge or slope of a hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German, Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the grassy hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brink Last Name Facts

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

Brink (Arabic: برينك, Georgian: ბრინკ, Russian: Бринк) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Brińk. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brink? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,075th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 156,674 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Brink are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brink is also the 410,680th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 436 people.

The surname Brink is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,698 people, or 1 in 23,089. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Brink is found in 89 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Brink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brink surname expanded 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,714 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brink last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brink earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning 355,612 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.96% more than the national average, earning R 399,144 per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brińk931/
Brinck912,419/
Brinke911,172/
Åbrink91134/
Brinkø9110/
Brzink911/
Bringk911/
Øbrink911/
Brienk911/
Brinnk910/
Brnk891/
Håbrink832/
Brinnke831/
Brinkcs831/
Bruinck830/
Brenk802,155/
Bring801,629/
Brinc80317/
Brynk8074/
Brønk8016/
Brinx803/
Brinq802/
Brnke801/
Brimk801/
Brnck801/
Brünk801/
Brinkova7756/
Brinková772/
Brings732,479/
Brenke731,131/
Brzenk73251/
Brenck7361/
Brünke7337/
Bruing7322/
Briong7322/
Brring7318/
Åbring738/
Børing738/
Brynke737/
Brünck735/
Bringø734/
Bringh733/
Brengk732/
Bruenk732/
Bringt732/
Båring732/
Bringg732/
Hbring732/
Bhring732/
Bringz731/
Brenkh731/
Brehnk731/
Vrinck731/
Brimck731/
Brimke730/
Brincková71161/
Brinkehed7114/
Brinckova713/
Bringue67339/
Brnková6770/
Brinque6737/
Bårring6735/
Bæhring6729/
Bringås6712/
Håbring679/
Brencke677/
Brennke675/
Brnkova673/
Brng673/
Bręk672/
Bringgs672/
Bûhring671/

Brink Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brink in the Georgian language
ბრინკbrink-
Brink in the Russian language
Бринкbrink-
Brink in the Arabic language
برينكbrynk-

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Brink 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brink
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