Brik (surname) explained

The surname Brik may have several origins.

Brik may be a Jewish surname usually from the Yiddish word Yiddish: בריק brik - bridge.
Belarusian or Ukrainian surname Brik may be derived from the old Polish verb brykac (via an intermediate form Bryk), that means "to gambol".^[1]
Brik is also a Tunisian pastry (börek).

People

(born 1981), Russian film and theater actress
(1915-1983), Hero of the Soviet Union
(1879-1947), Ukrainian scientist, philologist, Slavist, historian, social activist and teacher
(1842-1925), Austrian bridge technician and university teacher
(1899-1982), Austrian Benedictine
Lilya Brik (1891-1978), Russian Jewish actress (sometimes misspelled Birk)
Osip Brik (1888-1945), (sometimes misspelled Birk)
Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), a Tunisian journalist
Valentyna Brik (born 1985), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyballist