The Brinkman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,432 people carried this name — #3,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 9,968 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Brinkman surname

Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brinkman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

42 people named Brinkman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 42

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Brinkman in American newspapers,
1895–1920.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Brinkman
Grant County Herald 1895-11-28
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-Courier carrying the name Brinkman
The Telegraph-Courier 1920-08-19
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Brinkman
The Milwaukee Leader 1920-08-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,359 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brinkman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

1,509 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brinkman. The most, 397, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 485
South Australia 362
New South Wales 317
Tasmania 134
Western Australia 106
Queensland 61
ACT (Canberra) 39
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brinkman.

Who carried it

People named Brinkman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary A. Brinkman
    Mary A. Brinkman 1845–1932 · writer
  • Michiel Brinkman
    Michiel Brinkman 1873–1925 · architect
  • Leendert Cornelis Brinkman
    Leendert Cornelis Brinkman 1886–1968 · politician
  • Joseph Brinkman
    Joseph Brinkman 1901–1960 · pianist
  • Johannes Brinkman
    Johannes Brinkman 1902–1949 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 106 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brinkman,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,004 records

1,004 records of the Brinkman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 302
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 278
  • Other U.S. records 424
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Benjamin C. Brinkman

    Born 1917 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; bookkeeper from Cook County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1980, buried at Marion National Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friedke Brinkman

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1884 aboard the Weser from Bremen, aged 40; farmer. From Baltimore, Prussia, Germany; bound for Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Jay Brinkman

    Born 1948; from Sheldon, Iowa. U.S. Army, field artillery basic; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,004 records for Brinkman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands22,674 records

22,674 records of the Brinkman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 13,327
  • Dutch population registers 8,219
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1,128
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Brinkman

    Married in 1864 in Maastricht; cleaning woman. Died 1880 in Groningen, aged 61.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sijbrand Brinkman

    Married in 1892 in Almelo; tailor. Died 1950 in Enschede.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hillena Maria Brinkman

    Married in 1818 in Haarlem; shopkeeper. Died 1860 in Haarlem, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22,674 records for Brinkman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia56 records

56 records of the Brinkman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Other Australian records 13
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick C. Brinkman

    Tramwayman of Kew, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Vincent E. Brinkman

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 18th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements).

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ethel Brinkman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Brinkman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada36 records

36 records of the Brinkman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 27
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Elizabeth Brinkman

    Buried in 1963 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 57.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arlie Alice Brinkman

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 73.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cyril William Brinkman

    Died 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 36 records for Brinkman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand8 records

8 records of the Brinkman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Evelyn Constance Brinkman

    Died 1967, aged 62; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ethel Mary Brinkman

    Died 1949, aged 59; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Attila Brinkman

    Died 1883; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Brinkman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Brinkman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Brinkman

    Buried in 1818 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 65.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Philip G. Brinkman

    Died 1915. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Brinkman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Brinkman name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bernhard Brinkman

    From Holtern, Recklinghausen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 22 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 218).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wolfgang Brinkman

    From Borken. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 June 1915 (Brigade Replacement Battalion No. 26).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Brinkman in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Brinkman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Amalie Brinkman

    Census of 1910: Smevik, Borge; servant, born 1867 in Borge.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Nicolai Brinkman

    Census of 1910: Wilsesgate, Kristiania; born 1887 in Reval. Rusland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Brinkman in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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