How common is the surname Brink?

11,982 people in the United States had the surname Brink in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,767 Americans. It ranked 2,989th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brink?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brink identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brink?

Bridget Brink, American diplomat, followed by Maria Brink.

Where is the surname Brink most common?

Wikidata records people named Brink in the United States.

Is the surname Brink getting more or less common?

More common. 11,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,982 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Brink

A surname, carried by 11,982 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brink is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,982 people named Brink in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,767 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,638.

#2,989

rank among US surnames

11,982

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #2,819)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,981	Landrum	12,026	25,673
#2,982	Champagne	12,023	25,680
#2,984	Dyson	12,017	25,692
#2,985	Jett	12,008	25,712
#2,986	Bach	11,999	25,731
#2,987	Streeter	11,988	25,755
#2,988	Christman	11,987	25,757

Who is named Brink

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Brink identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brinks

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bridget Brink
American diplomat, born 1969
Maria Brink
American singer, born 1977
Cameron Brink
American basketball player (born 2001)
Aaron Brink
American mixed martial artist (born 1974)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brink

Brink has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Brink?: 11,982 people in the United States had the surname Brink in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,767 Americans. It ranked 2,989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brink?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brink identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brink?: Bridget Brink, American diplomat, followed by Maria Brink.
Where is the surname Brink most common?: Wikidata records people named Brink in the United States.
Is the surname Brink getting more or less common?: More common. 11,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,982 in 2010, up 3.0%.