Brinklow

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Brinkler

Etymology

From Old English brince (“brink of a hill, steep slope”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Proper noun

Brinklow (countable and uncountable, plural Brinklows)

1. A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4379).
2. A small area in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9037).
3. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brinklow is the 113791^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 154 individuals. Brinklow is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brinklow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.