Brinkman Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Brinkman is usually a form of Brinkmann. The family name meaning is “Dweller on the field edge”, the same as for Brinkmann. Brinkman drops the “n” of Brinkmann, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The same family of names includes Brinckmann and Brink.

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