Brinkman
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").
Proper noun
Brinkman (plural Brinkmans)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brinkman is the 3421st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10432 individuals. Brinkman is most common among White (95.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brinkman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.