Last Name BRINKERHOFF

Summary/Contribute


Meaning 'Brengerhof,' messenger of the court, or head messenger or carrier; from 'Brenger,' a messenger, and 'hof,' a court, or 'hoofd,' head, chief, a leader.
Origin Dutch, German, Austrian

Rank 9,909 (2000 US census) 11,105 (1990 US census)
Count 3,003 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.87%, or 2879 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.2%, or 6 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.5%, or 15 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.43%, or 13 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.03%, or 31 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.96%, or 59 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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