Show ContentsBrinck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Brinck 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.

Early Origins of the Brinck family

The surname Brinck was 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.

Early History of the Brinck family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brinck research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1841 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Brinck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brinck Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Brinck family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

  • Also of note were the Brinckerhoff family of Holland...


United States Brinck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brinck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Lambert Brinck, aged 50, who arrived in New York in 1745 1
Brinck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herm Heinr Brinck, who landed in America in 1813-1820 1
  • Joh Heinr Brinck, who arrived in America in 1813-1820 1
  • Jos Brinck, who landed in America in 1836 1
  • Manuel Brinck, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1854 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Brinck (post 1700) +

  • Paul C. Brinck, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Camden County, 1864-65 2
  • Adrian Brinck, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Iowa State Senate 50th District, 1970 2

Hindenburg LZ-129
  • Mr. Birger Brinck (1901-1937), Swedish Writer from Stockholm, Sweden, who was a passenger on board the Hindenburg LZ-129 and died in the Airship Fire 3


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Hindenburg Disaster Passenger List | Airships.net. (Retrieved 2014, April 11) . Retrieved from http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/hindenburg-passenger-list/


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