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Brinkman
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brinkman
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Brinkman or a variant of en de Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").
Proper noun
s
en.
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
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German