Brik (surname)

The surname Brik may have several origins.
 * 1) Brik may be a Jewish surname usually from the Yiddish word בריק brik - bridge.
 * 2) Belarusian or Ukrainian surname Brik may be derived from the old Polish verb brykac (via an intermediate form Bryk), that means "to gambol".
 * 3) Brik is also a Tunisian pastry (börek).

People

 * Evgenia Vladimirovna Brik (born 1981), Russian film and theater actress
 * Grigory Brik (1915-1983), Hero of the Soviet Union
 * Ivan Stanislavovich Brik (1879-1947), Ukrainian scientist, philologist, Slavist, historian, social activist and teacher
 * Johann Emanuel Brik (1842-1925), Austrian bridge technician and university teacher
 * Johannes Brik (1899-1982), Austrian Benedictine
 * Lilya Brik (1891-1978), Russian Jewish actress (sometimes misspelled Birk)
 * Osip Brik (1888-1945), (sometimes misspelled Birk)
 * Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), a Tunisian journalist
 * Valentyna Brik (born 1985), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyballist