Find out how popular the last name Brinsko is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brinsko.

Brinsko, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brinsko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brinsko in America

Brinsko is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brinsko surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brinsko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brinsko to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brinsko

The surname BRINSKO has its origins in the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe, dating back to the late medieval period around the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old Slavic word "bryn," which referred to a type of wood or forest dwelling. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify families or individuals who lived in or near wooded areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BRINSKO can be found in a collection of tax records from the region of Galicia, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The records, dated 1487, list a man named Jakov Brinsko as a landowner in the village of Zhovkva.

In the 16th century, the name began to appear in various church registers and official documents across the Ruthenian lands, which encompassed parts of modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and western Russia. Some of these records include the baptismal records of a child named Maryna Brynsko in the town of Lviv in 1533, and the marriage record of Petro Brynsko and Hanna Kovalenko in the village of Kozelets in 1589.

As the name spread across Eastern Europe, it evolved into various spelling variations, such as Brinsky, Brynski, and Brynsko. These variations often reflected regional linguistic differences or the influence of other languages like Polish or Russian.

Notable individuals with the surname BRINSKO throughout history include:

1. Yuriy Brinsko (1662-1734), a Ukrainian Cossack leader and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

2. Ksenia Brynsko (1790-1855), a Russian noblewoman and philanthropist who founded several schools and hospitals in St. Petersburg.

3. Ivan Brinsky (1832-1901), a Belarusian artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits of rural life in the 19th century.

4. Oleksandr Brynsko (1870-1945), a Ukrainian writer and journalist who played a significant role in the development of modern Ukrainian literature.

5. Mykola Brynsky (1904-1983), a Soviet engineer and scientist who made significant contributions to the field of aerospace engineering, particularly in the design of rocket engines and spacecraft.

While the surname BRINSKO may have originated in a specific geographic region, it has since spread across various countries and cultures, a testament to the migration and intermingling of peoples throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brinsko

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brinsko.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brinsko was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brinsko has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brinsko was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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