# 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
* Michael Brink [de; es] (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
* Ruud Brink [de; nl] (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