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Origins Available: Dutch, German

Where did the Dutch Brinkman family come from? What is the Dutch Brinkman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Brinkman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Brinkman family history?

The Brinkman surname is of topographic origin, deriving from the Middle Low German word "brinc," which referred to a raised meadow among the low-lying marshlands. No doubt the first bearers of this name lived or worked on a such a piece of land.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Brinkerhoff, Brinckerhoff, Brinkahoff, Brinkirhoff, Brinker, Brinkman, Brinckman, Brinck, van den Brinck, Vane ten Brinck, Van den Brink, Brink, Brinks and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region. The name was first recorded in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. One early record is of a Johann Brinkeman, resident of Barth, Pomerania in the year 1334.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brinkman research. Another 256 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1841 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Brinkman History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brinkman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brinkman Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Frederick Brinkman, who came to Philadelphia in 1750
  • Frederick Brinkman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750

Brinkman Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John A Brinkman, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834
  • Ernst W Brinkman, who landed in America in 1839
  • Heinrich Brinkman, aged 26, landed in Missouri in 1840
  • Henry Brinkman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844
  • Janna Brinkman, aged 57, arrived in New York, NY in 1847


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  • Edwin Albert Brinkman (b. 1941), American Major League Baseball player
  • Thomas E Brinkman Jr. (b. 1957), American politician
  • Johannes Andreas Brinkman (1902-1949), Dutch architect, a lifelong resident of Rotterdam who helped to design several of the most important structures in that city
  • Jacques Brinkman (b. 1966), Dutch field hockey player, member of two Olympic gold medal teams


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The Brinkman Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Brinkman Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 5 April 2012 at 17:30.

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