Brink (surname)

Brink is a Low German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish toponymic surname. The Dutch and Low German meaning is "village green". In Danish and Swedish, the name is thought to be a borrowing of Middle Dutch brinc / brink, meaning "grassy edge" or perhaps "slope", and the Danish word now means "where the water runs deep". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Brink (born 1974), American mixed martial artist
 * Alex Brink (born 1985), Canadian Football League quarterback
 * André Brink (1935–2015), South African novelist
 * Andries Brink (1877–1947), South African lieutenant general
 * Bernhard Brink (born 1952), German singer
 * Bobby Brink (born 2001), American ice hockey player
 * Brad Brink (born 1965), American baseball pitcher
 * Bridget A. Brink, American diplomat
 * Cameron Brink (born 2001), American women's basketball player
 * Carol Ryrie Brink (1895–1981), American novelist
 * Charles Brink (1907–1994), German-born British classical scholar
 * Chris Brink (born 1951), South African academic
 * Christian Brink (born 1983), Norwegian footballer
 * Cyle Brink (born 1994), South African rugby player
 * David Brink (businessman) (born 1939), South African businessman
 * David Brink (cyclist) (1947–2019), American racing cyclist
 * David M. Brink (1930–2021), Australian-British nuclear physicist
 * David O. Brink (born 1958), American philosopher
 * David R. Brink (1919–2017), American attorney, American Bar Association president
 * Elga Brink (1905–1985), German film actress
 * Francis G. Brink (1893-1952), American military officer
 * Gary J. Brink (fl. 1973–99), American set decorator
 * George Brink (1889–1971), South African lieutenant general
 * James Brink (1925–2017), American tennis player
 * Jan Brink (born 1960), Swedish equestrian
 * Johannes Brink (1912–1976), Dutch freestyle swimmer
 * Jörgen Brink (born 1974), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
 * Jos Brink (1942–2007), Dutch performer and journalist
 * Josefin Brink (born 1969), Swedish politician
 * Julius Brink (born 1982), German beach volleyball player
 * Kalle Brink (born 1975), Swedish golfer
 * Kennadi Brink, ring name of Jessika Heiser (born 1993), American professional wrestler
 * Kim Brink (born 1958), Danish football manager
 * Larry Brink (1928–2016), American football defensive lineman
 * Lars Brink (1943–2022), Swedish theoretical physicist
 * Maria Brink (born 1977), American heavy metal singer and songwriter
 * Mark Brink (born 1998), Danish football midfielder
 * (1914–1947), German World War II resistance member
 * Milton Brink (1910–1999), American ice hockey player
 * Raymond Woodard Brink (1890–1973), American mathematician
 * Rikke Holm Brink (born 1972), Danish footballer
 * Robby Brink (born 1971), South African rugby player
 * Robert Brink (1924–2014), American violinist, conductor, and educator
 * Robert H. Brink (born 1946), American (Virginia) Democratic politician
 * Royal Alexander Brink (1897–1984), Canadian-born American plant geneticist
 * (1937–1990), Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
 * Scotty Brink (born 1942), American disc jockey
 * Sjoert Brink (born 1981), Dutch bridge player
 * Sjonni Brink (1974–2011), Icelandic singer
 * Stefan Brink (born 1952), Swedish philologist