Brinkmann

English

Alternative forms

• Brinkman

Etymology

Borrowed from German Brinkmann.

Proper noun

Brinkmann (plural Brinkmanns)

1. A surname from German.

Descendants

• → Translingual: Brinkmannia

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brinkmann is the 17345^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1629 individuals. Brinkmann is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brinkmann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.

German

Distribution of Brinkmanns in Germany

Etymology

From Low German. Equivalent to Brink (“meadow, village green”) +‎ Mann (“man”). Compare Angermann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁɪŋkˌman/
• Hyphenation: Brink‧mann

Proper noun

Brinkmann m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Brinkmanns or (with an article) Brinkmann, plural Brinkmanns or Brinkmann or (informal) Brinkmänner)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Brink, Brinkhaus, Brinker, Brinkhoff, Brinkmeier, Brinkmöller
• Erdbrink, Heidbrink, Steinbrink, Westenbrink, Sandbrink, Wellenbrink, Wittenbrink
• Bachmann, Bergmann, Feldmann, Hoffmann, Kappelmann, Steinmann, Stratmann, Veltmann, Waldmann, Zimmermann