Meaning & History
Unterbrink is a Low German surname meaning "dweller under the slope" from Old Saxon undar "under" and brink "edge, slope". It is a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill or slope.
The element brink is common in Germanic placenames and surnames, often referring to a grassy slope or edge of a settlement. Variants include Unterbrinck and Upper German forms like Unterberg, though Berg means "mountain" rather than "slope".
- Meaning: dweller under the slope
- Origin: Old Saxon
- Type: topographic surname
- Usage: Low German
Sources: Forebears — unterbrink