The Frink surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,888 people carried this name — #8,482 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,754 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

51 Frink families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 309 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 25
Massachusetts 13
New York 6
New Hampshire 3
Vermont 1
Rhode Island 1
Maryland 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 241 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Frink in American newspapers,
1880–1922.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Frink
New-york Tribune 1894-11-04
Newspaper page from Daily Globe carrying the name Frink
Daily Globe 1880-02-13
Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Frink
The Ocala Evening Star 1922-06-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 48,908 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Frink in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

614 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frink. The most, 143, date from the 1920s. New South Wales 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 South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 194
Victoria 162
South Australia 93
Queensland 81
Western Australia 54
Tasmania 26
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Frink,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John M. Frink
    John M. Frink 1855–1914 · politician
  • Horace Westlake Frink
    Horace Westlake Frink 1883–1936 · psychiatrist
  • Thomas Frink 1705–1777
  • Samuel Frink 1735–1771
  • Elias Frink 1813–1897
  • Alden Frink 1833–1908 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Frink,
in the records of 6 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 States405 records

405 records of the Frink name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 138
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 74
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Wesley Frink

    Born 1951; from Albuquerque, New Mexico. U.S. Army, utility/observation helicopter pilot; killed in action 1972 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter P. Frink

    Born 1917 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1940 at Hartford; driver from Litchfield County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1847 aboard the Jaskina from Havre, aged 31; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 405 records for Frink 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany47 records

47 records of the Frink 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 Karl Frink

    From Bonn. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 October 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 69).

    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 Wilhelm Frink

    From Neutershausen, Westerberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 25 September 1917.

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

Showing 2 of 47 records for Frink 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).

Netherlands46 records

46 records of the Frink name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 23
  • Dutch population registers 19
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Helena Maria Wilhelmina Frink

    Born 1846 in Grave. Died 1847 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Willemina Maria Elizabeth Frink

    Born 1845 in Grave. Died 1846 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Frink

    Married in 1851 in Hoorn; shoemaker.

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

Showing 3 of 46 records for Frink in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Frink name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Adolph Frink

    Buried in 1959 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Thomas Frink

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Frink name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Katherine Frink

    Arrived in Queensland in 1875, aged 17.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Frink in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Frink name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rodolph Frink

    Born 1917 in Czechoslovakia; died 2000 in Vesoul (Haute-Saône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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