Explore the Family Name Brinkmeyer

The meaning of Brinkmeyer

North German: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer) whose farm was on the edge of low-lying grazing land, Middle Low German brinc (see Brink).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brinkmeyer has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brinkmeyer was ranked 27,562nd in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, falling to 29,604th by 2010 - a reduction of 7.41%. The number of people with the surname also decreased over this decade, moving from 823 in 2000 to 796 in 2010, a drop of 3.28%. This reflects in the proportion per 100k people, which fell by 12.9%, from 0.31 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,562	#29,604	-7.41%
Count	823	796	-3.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brinkmeyer

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the Brinkmeyer surname is primarily associated with the white ethnic group. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals with the surname identifying as white decreased slightly from 98.66% to 97.86%. Notably, there was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.61% in 2000 to 0.75% in 2010, an uptick of 22.95%. The census recorded no individuals with the Brinkmeyer surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years. However, there was a minor emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which had not been the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.66%	97.86%	-0.81%
Hispanic	0.61%	0.75%	22.95%
Two or More Races	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%