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Brink Name Meaning

North German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture or green, from Middle Low German brinc ‘edge’, ‘slope’, ‘grazing land’, especially a raised meadow in low-lying marshland. In both Danish and Swedish brink is a borrowing of Dutch brinck ‘waterside slope’; in Danish it means ‘where the water runs deep’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Brick, Brinck, Rink, Bink, Zink, Brill, Bain, Bruck, Bring, Brenn

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Brink Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Brink name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Brink. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    48%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    15%

  • Germanic Europe

    15%

  • Norway

    5%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

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Brink Family Origin

Where is the Brink family from?

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    1920
    You can see how Brink families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brink family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Brink families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 110 Brink families living in New York. This was about 47% of all the recorded Brink's in the USA. New York had the highest population of Brink families in 1840.
    Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Brink surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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    Brink Family Occupations

    What did your Brink ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, a less common occupation for the Brink family was Carpenter. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Brink. The most common Brink occupation in the USA was Farmer. 39% of Brink's were Farmers.

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    • Farmer

      39%

    • Laborer

      10%

    • Keeping House

      6%

    • Carpenter

      3%

    Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Brink ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

    Brink Historical Records

    What Brink family records will you find?

    Census Record

    There are 61,000 census records available for the last name Brink. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Brink census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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    Passenger List

    There are 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Brink. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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    Draft Card

    There are 12,000 military records available for the last name Brink. For the veterans among your Brink ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Brink Life Expectancy

    What is the average Brink lifespan?

    Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Brink life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Brink in 1943 was 27, and 77 in 2004.

    View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Brink

    An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Brink ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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