Explore the Family Name Brinkmann

The meaning of Brinkmann

North German and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow in low-lying marshland (see Brink). Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Erwin, Ulrich, Elke, Heinz, Helmut, Arno, Elfriede, Ewald, Fritz, Gerd, Gernot.

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How common is the last name Brinkmann in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brinkmann has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,483rd most common surname, while in 2010, it climbed up to the 17,345th position, marking a 0.79% change in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,486 in 2000 to 1,629 in 2010, indicating an increase of 9.62%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.55.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,483	#17,345	0.79%
Count	1,486	1,629	9.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.55	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brinkmann

In terms of ethnicity, there have been notable shifts between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Brinkmanns identifying as White decreased slightly from 98.32% to 96.32%. Meanwhile, those recognizing themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.74% to 1.04%. Furthermore, the surname experienced a significant rise within the Hispanic community, increasing from 0.67% to 1.41%, marking a huge leap of 110.45%. Interestingly, in 2010, a new category appeared with 0.74% of Brinkmanns identifying as having two or more ethnic identities. No data was registered for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.32%	96.32%	-2.03%
Hispanic	0.67%	1.41%	110.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.74%	1.04%	40.54%
Two or More Races	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%