Brinkman

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human"). === Proper noun === Brinkman (plural Brinkmans) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brinkman is the 3421st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10432 individuals. Brinkman is most common among White (95.66%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brinkman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.